Orchestra Iowa, under the direction of Timothy Hankewich, recently performed Michael Daugherty’s Grammy Award winning cello concerto Tales From Hemingway …
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Jerry Owen Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2019 6:45 am2490d ago
Orchestra Iowa, under the direction of Timothy Hankewich, recently performed Michael Daugherty’s Grammy Award winning cello concerto Tales From Hemingway …
Richard Julius Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2019 4:30 am2492d ago
I’m so thankful to the Linn County Trails Association for the great job it is doing in maintaining the biking …
Tanya Burgess
Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2019 4:30 am2492d ago
As a Cedar Rapids native and someone who personally lost six homes in the 2008 flood, I am deeply angered …
Laura Waldo-Semken
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2019 3:00 am2493d ago
I’m concerned about the welfare of our farm communities. I’m not sure corn ethanol is supporting our agricultural communities. The …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2019 3:00 am2493d ago
It’s strange a libertarian like columnist Adam Sullivan, who normally sides with Republicans in wanting fewer laws and regulations, would …
Kelsi Davis
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2019 3:00 am2493d ago
Growing up on a small-town Iowa farm, I watched as my father and grandfather farmed their land for decades. Every …
Cindy Garlock
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2019 3:00 am2494d ago
The process of selecting judges in Iowa has been recognized as one of the best in the nation. In 2017, …
Linda Svoboda
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2019 3:00 am2494d ago
Let’s look at statistics and some organizations, then ask ourselves if these tell us anything about the issue of climate …
Sarah Wilson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2019 3:00 am2494d ago
Every Iowa voter, regardless of political persuasion, should be fully alarmed by the efforts of Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican …
Janna Swanson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2019 3:00 am2494d ago
The Green New Deal on energy is a travesty. Industrial wind is ruining our world-class farm ground with compaction and …
Glenn Freeman
Letters to the Editor Feb. 23, 2019 5:00 am2494d ago
Carolyn Moen thinks Democrats are being hypocritical by denying President Donald Trump $5 billion for a wall when they allowed …
Jim Slitor
Letters to the Editor Feb. 23, 2019 5:00 am2494d ago
On Feb. 15, President Donald Trump gave a rambling and incoherent speech in the Rose Garden in which he accused …
Alison Coffey
Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2019 5:50 am2495d ago
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst needs to do what is right for Iowans and Americans and support the Special Counsel Transparency …
Kurt J. Noack
Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2019 5:50 am2495d ago
Kudos and a round of thank-yous for the four people who stopped and helped me up when I was slipping …
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