Cyclists, as you enjoy the bike-friendly downtown Cedar Rapids has worked to make for you, please observe the rules of …
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Kalissa Madison Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2018 1:00 am2786d ago
Cyclists, as you enjoy the bike-friendly downtown Cedar Rapids has worked to make for you, please observe the rules of …
Daniel Runde Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2018 1:00 am2786d ago
Death, loss and the spread of devastating illnesses. These are the hallmarks of our country’s overdose crisis. Compared to some …
Marie Belle Kelly
Letters to the Editor Jul. 6, 2018 10:10 am2786d ago
I used to live in America, the country that said, ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning …
Ken Thimmesch
Letters to the Editor Jul. 6, 2018 10:10 am2786d ago
An article on Page 5A in the June 19 Gazette states ‘Americans own nearly half world’s guns in civilian hands.” …
Stella Siver
Letters to the Editor Jul. 6, 2018 10:10 am2786d ago
I followed the expansive news coverage of the flood recovery over the past 10 years on television, newspaper and Facebook. …
Joel Miller
Letters to the Editor Jul. 5, 2018 1:00 am2788d ago
Response to Gary Thompson’s June 30 letter ‘Joel Miller should focus on doing his job”: Did some precinct election officials, …
Trudie Davis
Letters to the Editor Jul. 5, 2018 1:00 am2788d ago
Thank you, Merle Ries, for the very welcome letter supporting Donald Trump (‘Criticism of Donald Trump is unwarranted,” July 1). …
Mary A. Craig
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2018 1:00 am2790d ago
I’m not a smoker and I am an occasional consumer of alcohol, but why punish the vast majority of folks …
Gage West
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2018 1:00 am2790d ago
The Founding Fathers did not intend for our elected officials to make careers out of public office. We have term …
Steve DeVries
Letters to the Editor Jul. 2, 2018 1:00 am2791d ago
I am writing this letter to voice my support for Christian Andrews. He is running for state representative in District …
Zack Lemka
Letters to the Editor Jul. 1, 2018 10:37 am2791d ago
The president has been making comments about choosing between strength and heart with regards to the situation on the border. …
Dana Rohrssen
Letters to the Editor Jul. 1, 2018 10:36 am2791d ago
I’m deeply troubled by the separation of children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. As a teacher of 25 …
Merle Ries
Letters to the Editor Jul. 1, 2018 10:36 am2791d ago
I am more than dismayed by the criticism President Donald Trump is taking because some children are separated from their …
Stephanie Harris
Letters to the Editor Jul. 1, 2018 10:36 am2791d ago
I am writing to express my outrage about the ongoing issue with immigration. The new executive order that President Donald …
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