Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley have proved to be calm, reliable and levelheaded in reacting to this crisis and …
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Stan Herr Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2020 9:27 am2143d ago
Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley have proved to be calm, reliable and levelheaded in reacting to this crisis and …
Coral Dye Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 3:08 pm2147d ago
The guest column by Steve Shriver in Tuesday’s Gazette was a breath of fresh air in the midst of all …
Jill Jamieson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 3:00 pm2147d ago
Daily walks through my neighborhood brought an unexpected and welcomed delight during this unusual time. This is to express my …
Richard Pohorsky
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 2:59 pm2147d ago
The new Cedar Rapids Schools Superintendent seems well qualified. And, I am very encouraged by an ‘in-system” hire, instead of …
Craig Wood
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 2:59 pm2147d ago
It might be a symptom of my old age of 72, but these days I have a tendency to experience …
Hilery Livengood
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 2:57 pm2147d ago
Buried in Section 2204 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the $2 trillion stimulus package, is …
Dennis Feldman
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 2:56 pm2147d ago
When this coronavirus epidemic is behind us, we as a country will have a discussion on what we did right …
Bryan Davis
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 2:55 pm2147d ago
It’s commendable that Gov. Kim Reynolds has enacted a growing number of closures for COVID-19. And I am glad that …
Jay Stolba
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 11:01 am2147d ago
The solution to slow the growth of the COVID-19 virus is screening and diagnosis. If we know who carries the …
Larry Neppl
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 11:01 am2147d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds should have to spend six hours a day working as a clerk in a grocery store and …
Frank King
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2020 11:01 am2147d ago
Many years ago I worked on the corner of Collins Road and Council Street. There wasn’t a traffic light at …
Guy Gooch
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2020 5:35 pm2148d ago
In a recent Gazette, a front-page headline read ‘Is the mail safe? What about my shoes?” This begs the question, …
Thomas Ochs
Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2020 4:58 pm2149d ago
The COVID-19 pandemic still is escalating. Throughout the country, communities that have experienced the awful, full-on impact of this virus …
Becky Picard
Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2020 9:54 am2149d ago
Now, more than ever, we have children going to bed hungry in the United States. We have parents who want …
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