We can thank Iowa’s GOP legislators for forcing our state universities to cut important programs and research this academic year. …
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Jane Katz Letters to the Editor Jul. 21, 2018 1:00 am2713d ago
We can thank Iowa’s GOP legislators for forcing our state universities to cut important programs and research this academic year. …
Pat Martin Letters to the Editor Jul. 21, 2018 1:00 am2713d ago
Regarding news coverage of the leadership of former Gov. Robert Ray, the July 13 Gazette headline read ‘He saw people …
Terry Heller
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2018 7:50 am2713d ago
Adam Sullivan’s July 6 column ‘Smoking law aging poorly” on Iowa’s smoking law is consoling for those who have had …
Joseph Mallie
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2018 7:50 am2713d ago
The horrific images and videos of children being torn from their mothers’ arms at the Texas border probably still are …
Mary Price
Letters to the Editor Jul. 19, 2018 2:00 am2715d ago
After reading and agreeing with the letter from Stella Siver (‘Make condition of C.R. roads a priority,” July 6), I …
Bill Mulcahey
Letters to the Editor Jul. 19, 2018 2:00 am2715d ago
Kudos to KCRG and its presentation of the Cedar Rapids fireworks display. It was a delight to watch. Special thanks …
Sally McMillan
Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2018 8:28 am2715d ago
There are things to deplore about the state of the nation. We have the freedom to grumble, to criticize, to …
Kate Halter
Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2018 8:27 am2715d ago
Thanks to the Iowa Legislature and a minority group of activists, people around the state are discussing abortion. My state …
Dick Panosh
Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2018 1:00 am2717d ago
This is in reference to the articles and opinions about traffic cameras and tickets. This includes the July 8 letter …
Daniel Lee Daly
Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2018 1:00 am2717d ago
The University of Iowa Labor Center serves employee needs throughout our state. That’s not news. They’ve been educating and protecting …
Eric Johnson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2018 6:00 am2718d ago
I agree with Rich Patterson that measures like permeable concrete and increased soil permeability are great for short-term flood mitigation …
Don Taylor
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2018 6:00 am2718d ago
I was a police officer for 24 years in Indiana. Police are like Marines – once a Marine, always a …
Joel E. Wells
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2018 6:00 am2718d ago
Republicans have characterized themselves as the party of fiscal management. Instead they have become the party of negligence. Our state …
Linda Daly
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2018 6:00 am2718d ago
Good luck to citizens having ash trees cut down in their parking area who have the expectation of getting a …
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