Opening up a marijuana dispensary in Cedar Rapidsis a setback for the community. The arguments that marijuana use is therapeutic …
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Daniel McGrail Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2018 11:40 am2828d ago
Opening up a marijuana dispensary in Cedar Rapidsis a setback for the community. The arguments that marijuana use is therapeutic …
Lou Ramsey Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2018 9:38 am2829d ago
Being transgender comes with a lot of difficulties, including finding a political candidate who pays attention to the T in …
Frank Olsen
Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2018 9:38 am2829d ago
After seeing a grand military parade in France, Donald Trump now wants one of his own down Pennsylvania Avenue in …
Jeanine Redlinger
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2018 1:00 am2830d ago
The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child determined children have human rights and governments are obligated to protect …
John Rassler
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2018 1:00 am2830d ago
I wish the IHSAA would take a look at the classification system for high school athletics. It has been obvious …
Beth Hammell
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2018 1:00 am2830d ago
Across the Cedar Rapids Corridor, 43,000 daffodils were delivered from Newport’s Flower Shop, our hosting venue, to individuals and cancer …
Pat Bowen
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2018 1:00 am2830d ago
Wouldn’t it be nice if no one had to worry about whether their illness, procedure, operation or office call was …
Steven Pokorny
Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2018 1:00 am2831d ago
I urge U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to demand Attorney General Jeff Sessions appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a …
Eileen McDermott
Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2018 1:00 am2831d ago
Where are all the articles about the car that went into the Cedar River on March 11 from the people …
Jeff Disterhoft
Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2018 1:00 am2831d ago
Many noted when Senate File 2383 was proposed that it would create a level playing field between banks and credit …
Dale Fitzgibbons
Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2018 1:00 am2831d ago
With yet another school massacre by a deranged assailant, the gun grabbers are back amping up their relentless jihad against …
Don Drahos
Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2018 6:46 am2832d ago
Fran McCaffery, University of Iowa men’s basketball coach, is the second highest paid Iowa state employee at nearly $1.8 million …
Sydney McDonald
Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2018 6:00 am2832d ago
I’m proud that Iowa is the second biggest producer of wind energy in the country. But burning fossil fuels for …
David Johnson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2018 1:00 am2833d ago
After years of Republican cuts to education and unqualified political appointments to the Board of Regents by Gov. Terry Branstad, …
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