As I drove around Cedar Rapids recently, amid the impressive piles of snow – my mind turned toward spring. But, …
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Lindsay Talsness Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2021 12:00 am1772d ago
As I drove around Cedar Rapids recently, amid the impressive piles of snow – my mind turned toward spring. But, …
Angela Weiland Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2021 5:17 pm1774d ago
Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst; please vote to convict and disqualify Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 attack …
Diane Duncan-Goldsmith
Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2021 9:18 am1775d ago
It has taken Gov. Kim Reynolds about 10 months to wave her white flag when it comes to actively showing …
Jane Carlson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2021 8:47 am1776d ago
I feel the need to express my extreme frustration at the Tier 1B roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine administration …
Steve David
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2021 5:00 am1778d ago
Joe Biden won. He said he would not raise tax on income below $400,000. Wrong. Now he wants capital gains …
Bill and Cher Panther
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2021 5:00 am1778d ago
This is a response to a guest column sent in by Rich and Marion Patterson (‘Spending our stimulus,” Feb. 3). …
Holly Hart
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2021 5:00 am1778d ago
As a longtime voting-integrity advocate, I am struck with the incongruity of the way recent elections have unfolded. Despite attempts …
Pat Bowen
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2021 5:00 am1778d ago
No matter what we look like or who we vote for, most of us believe our elected leaders have a …
Colleen Higgins
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2021 5:00 am1778d ago
The following was written by my grandfather, Warren Kisner, as a letter to the editor of a newspaper in Northern …
Symon R. Sanborn
Letters to the Editor Feb. 5, 2021 2:21 pm1779d ago
Democrats won the White House! They won Congress! What got them there? What was the promise? The $2,000 checks! Now …
Susie Petra
Letters to the Editor Feb. 5, 2021 2:21 pm1779d ago
As an Iowan and a member of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, I am fed up with the obscene costs …
Helane Golden and Diana Siguenza
Letters to the Editor Feb. 5, 2021 1:40 pm1779d ago
Mental health should be a top priority for Iowa legislators in the 2021 session. The first step is to educate …
Linda Seger
Letters to the Editor Feb. 4, 2021 4:23 pm1780d ago
The past few months I resisted writing a community letter to express some concerns. But it’s time to speak up. …
Robert Dietrich
Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2021 4:56 pm1781d ago
A week after the infamous Capitol takeover on Jan. 6, the U.S. House impeached Donald Trump for inciting insurrection. The …
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