I am a 69-year-old grandfather of six, Vietnam War Veteran and board member of Iowa CCI Action Fund. I am …
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Kenn Bowen Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2020 1:58 pm2224d ago
I am a 69-year-old grandfather of six, Vietnam War Veteran and board member of Iowa CCI Action Fund. I am …
Mike Schluckebier Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2020 1:57 pm2224d ago
The Legislature is about to convene for another year in Iowa, and like clockwork, the bankers come out in full …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2020 1:57 pm2224d ago
‘One big mess” conjures the current administration’s public explanations of why Gen. Qassem Soleimani was assassinated. Or ‘taken out.” We …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2020 1:56 pm2224d ago
The Cedar Rapids Gazette recently reported city traffic cameras are fining an average of 756 cars each day for speeding. …
Pete Larson
Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2020 11:58 am2224d ago
The philosophies, practices, and direction of our two major political parties have never been more opposite. The differences are more …
Charlene Lange
Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2020 5:05 pm2225d ago
It’s a new year. Time to reflect back on the past and look ahead. I did ok with last year’s …
Ruby Jean Berridge
Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2020 5:03 pm2225d ago
I am a woman nearly 90 years old. I went to school when reading, writing and arithmetic was taught. Now …
Michael Luick-Thrams
Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2020 6:38 pm2226d ago
To quote a fellow Mason Citian, we Iowans ‘got trouble in River City!” The Register recently announced that Bernie leads …
John Donnelly
Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2020 1:09 pm2227d ago
In about three weeks, the people in Iowa can caucus for an honest leader with the courage to take on …
Larry Sharp
Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2020 4:40 pm2228d ago
Common sense should prevail. President Donald Trump’s White House on national TV, regarding ‘quid pro quo” said ‘We do it …
Carol Woodson
Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2020 4:20 pm2228d ago
What an inspirational story about Peter Teahen, pilot, and John Ockenfels, co-pilot (‘Two men, a single-engine plane and a 20,000-mile …
Mary McBee
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2020 12:58 pm2231d ago
By now, we should realize that the entire economic system of capitalism is inherently morbid and destructive. The very survival …
Nicholas Johnson
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2020 12:58 pm2231d ago
In the movie ‘Wag the Dog,” two weeks before a presidential election, the sitting president is accused of sexual misconduct …
Roger Schnittjer
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2020 12:58 pm2231d ago
We must accept the fact that pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement, and the subsequent killing of General Qassem …
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