After 42 years in the legislative branch of the federal government, it’s past due that Iowa voters make a hard …
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Paul Remington Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2018 12:00 am2804d ago
After 42 years in the legislative branch of the federal government, it’s past due that Iowa voters make a hard …
Carolyn L. Stucker Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2018 12:00 am2804d ago
As the next legislative session is scheduled to open, I want to remind us of what was enacted during the …
Rep. Dawn Pettengill
Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2018 12:00 am2804d ago
The future of IPERS in the news and as chair of the joint House-Senate Public Retirement Systems Committee, I’d like …
Annamarie Marcalus
Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2018 12:00 am2805d ago
Bravo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, for your wisdom and courage! Annamarie Marcalus OSF Iowa City
Harold Hensel
Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2018 12:00 am2805d ago
There have been too many accidents recently, especially one-car accidents. Why are so many people losing control of their cars …
Dr. Susan Benya
Letters to the Editor Jan. 12, 2018 12:00 am2806d ago
In a recent guest column, Steve Corbin argued that Iowans already have six choices for education, but what he failed …
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Palmer Holden
Letters to the Editor Jan. 12, 2018 12:00 am2806d ago
Adam Sullivan (‘Rethinking ‘People’s Republic,’” Jan. 5) is concerned about the ‘bad rap” Iowa City has in state politics and …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Jan. 11, 2018 12:00 am2807d ago
Connect the dots. From the Jan. 21, 2017, Women’s March in Washington (and around the world), through the cascade of …
Nate Van Der Weide
Letters to the Editor Jan. 11, 2018 12:00 am2807d ago
I am in shock as I read the interview with Annette Sweeney in the Jan. 7 Gazette ‘’Shoved aside,’ rural …
Edna Brunkhorst
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2018 12:00 am2808d ago
Forty-five years ago, on Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court usurped its power by making abortion on demand legal in …
Laura Twing
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2018 12:00 am2808d ago
The Iowa Legislature gathers for a lawmaking session this week. I hope that we can tie into the ‘tax reform” …
Forrest and Alexandra Tomes
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2018 12:00 am2809d ago
The legacy Dan Biechler leaves to Linn County as he retires can be counted in many ways – all of …
Lisa Bartusek
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2018 12:00 am2809d ago
Todd Dorman’s Jan. 4 column ‘C.R. board should be leading” mischaracterizes the work of the Cedar Rapids school board in …
Katie Buresh
Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2018 12:00 am2810d ago
Recently, The Gazette published a side-by-side comparison of elementary schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District as part of …
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