I had the honor and privilege of being part of the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight, number 33, on Sept. 18. …
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Andy D. Anderson Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2018 8:40 am2639d ago
I had the honor and privilege of being part of the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight, number 33, on Sept. 18. …
Jay Burken Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2018 8:40 am2639d ago
I’m disturbed by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s reaction to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation of sexual assault by Judge Brett …
Scott Roland
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2018 1:30 am2640d ago
Funding for a portion of Cedar Rapids’ flood control system recently was secured, and the most oft-cited number by congressional …
Leonardine Utecht
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2018 1:30 am2640d ago
I am a single, working Iowa mother who was sexually assaulted at age 14 by a high school football player …
Connie Butterfield
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2018 1:30 am2640d ago
Sept. 13 was my first Board of Regents meeting. I had high expectations. I hoped Regents would take seriously the …
Mary Gravitt
Letters to the Editor Sep. 30, 2018 10:30 am2641d ago
On Oct. 2, vote Bruce Teague for Iowa City Council. With Bruce you get the first member devoted to helping …
James Davis
Letters to the Editor Sep. 30, 2018 10:30 am2641d ago
Kudos to the school administration in Cedar Rapids for supporting the work of Emily Thomson in teaching her ‘Perspectives” course …
Kurt Maas
Letters to the Editor Sep. 30, 2018 10:30 am2641d ago
I read the article about the Kennedy teacher whose assignment generated controversy (‘Why a right-leaning website targeted a Cedar Rapids …
Karin Franklin
Letters to the Editor Sep. 30, 2018 10:30 am2641d ago
In my 20-plus years working in local government, I learned that there are certain attributes you want in a City …
Lisa Baum
Letters to the Editor Sep. 30, 2018 10:30 am2641d ago
People like to hear when a person pulls himself up by the bootstraps. I hear it all the time. One …
Gary Hughes
Letters to the Editor Sep. 29, 2018 1:00 am2642d ago
I both personally and professionally detest professed ‘improvements” made to downtown Cedar Rapids so much that I make every effort …
Sue Ballantyne
Letters to the Editor Sep. 29, 2018 1:00 am2642d ago
Iowa House District 73 Rep. Bobby Kaufmann claims he works in a bipartisan way, but, in reality, he says one …
Bobbie Paxton
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2018 8:40 am2643d ago
I agree completely with Kalissa Madison’s letter (‘Jobs lure immigrants to the United States,” Sept. 10). We need to recognize …
Elaina Razo
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2018 8:40 am2643d ago
Restrictive abortion laws do not lower abortion rates; they limit access to safe abortions. The heartbeat bill is an irresponsible …
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