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Rosemary Brown Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2020 12:00 am1820d ago
As a person with a significant hearing loss, I would like to share my communication concerns. I need to lip …
Annamarie Marcalus Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2020 12:00 am1820d ago
After the Medical professionals, medical colleagues, and support staff are vaccinated, teachers must be next in line. Teachers are essential …
Steve Springer
Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2020 12:00 am1820d ago
There are many caring people in the Cedar Rapids area doing a great job supporting those in need and showing …
Bill Goodman
Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2020 12:00 am1820d ago
Concerning The Gazette editorial (‘The jig is up for Iowa GOP” Dec. 17), the message is absolutely absurd. The race …
Mike Maschmann
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2020 10:49 am1824d ago
The American government thinks most school shootings could be prevented. In other words, to prevent tragedy nobody must be trusted. …
Steve Maravetz
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2020 10:49 am1824d ago
What are the rest of us – you know, the 80 million people who voted for Joe Biden … to …
Joel Wells
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2020 10:35 am1824d ago
A vote means nothing until it is counted. The Republicans are hell bent to get Mariannette Miller-Meeks elected by six …
Brian Voss
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2020 10:16 am1824d ago
President Donald Trump recently established the 1776 Commission in an attempt to advance ‘patriotic education.” As a high school social …
Rev. Gary Sneller
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2020 10:16 am1824d ago
The names are seared into our collective conscience as Iowans – Johnny Gosch, Erin Pospicil, Lyric Cook, and Elizabeth Collins. …
Noralee Sherwood
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2020 10:12 am1824d ago
It has been 4 months since a violent storm took our city’s and parks’ trees. Many trees were 100-year-old oaks. …
Angie Dobyns
Letters to the Editor Dec. 22, 2020 8:48 pm1824d ago
On behalf of Iowa APCO and Iowa NENA, we want to thank the 88th General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature …
Steven Pokorny
Letters to the Editor Dec. 21, 2020 4:08 pm1825d ago
Sen. Joni Ernst’s most recent emailed letter is regarding congressional involvement in securing election security. She states ‘the right of …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Dec. 21, 2020 4:08 pm1825d ago
Christopher Krebs, the Department of Homeland Security official who spearheaded a campaign to counter rumors about and eliminating voter fraud, …
Cynthia Valenta
Letters to the Editor Dec. 21, 2020 4:08 pm1825d ago
While we cannot gather together in-person this year, the Military Mama Network Facebook group will not be stopped from fulfilling …
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