Do credibility, honesty and truth still matter? First district voters will decide in choosing between U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer and …
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Peggy Stover Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2020 8:00 am1865d ago
Do credibility, honesty and truth still matter? First district voters will decide in choosing between U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer and …
Tim Negro Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
Truth be known, Joe Biden was not my first choice for the Democratic presidential nominee. He would not have received …
Deloria Jacobsen
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
I am so sorry about the way our police force is being treated. You have a job that is dangerous …
Jerry Hora
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
As Clear Creek’s head baseball coach and athletic director in the 1980s, I’d like to congratulate the players and coaches …
Ray Larson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
About three-and-a-half years into our new experiment I do not see any light at the end of the tunnel. I …
Carl Berst
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
Our politicians in Congress are like squabbling children on a playground. I have a simple solution to solve that problem …
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Tiffany Schliemann
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
According to the CDC the US hit a new peak in overdose deaths in 2019. Iowa also saw an increase …
Nancy Jones
Letters to the Editor Jul. 31, 2020 2:59 pm1871d ago
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst ends a current ad with the announcement ‘Mother. Soldier. Leader.” Strong words. But why would a …
Joel E. Wells
Letters to the Editor Jul. 31, 2020 2:59 pm1871d ago
Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek is running this fall for the Iowa House in District 73. Lonny is not just …
Matt Brandt
Letters to the Editor Jul. 31, 2020 2:59 pm1871d ago
The number of abortions last year in Iowa was up 8 percent over the previous year, the first increase we’ve …
John Andersen
Letters to the Editor Jul. 31, 2020 2:58 pm1871d ago
I am a former school administrator, college teacher, and former county supervisor in northeast Iowa. I am pleased that Christian …
Doug Goetzinger
Letters to the Editor Jul. 31, 2020 2:56 pm1871d ago
I was surprised to read in Wednesday’s Gazette that Cedar Rapids lacks a mini golf course. As the owner of …
Susan Blocker
Letters to the Editor Jul. 30, 2020 5:57 pm1872d ago
As a small business owner and cancer survivor, I rely on Obamacare for affordable health care coverage and the assurance …
Tim Bickel
Letters to the Editor Jul. 29, 2020 12:50 pm1873d ago
With dismay I watched riots and cities burn during lockdown rapid ‘re-openings” without social distancing, justified for ‘public health.” With …
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