Shouldn’t the money proposed for constructing a zip line across the Cedar River so people can fly Tarzan-like from one …
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Hal Sondrol Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2018 1:00 am2884d ago
Shouldn’t the money proposed for constructing a zip line across the Cedar River so people can fly Tarzan-like from one …
Mark Pries Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2018 1:00 am2884d ago
Like you, I like good news from Congress – when problems are named by ‘we the people” and our legislators …
Jim Clausen
Letters to the Editor Mar. 30, 2018 1:00 am2885d ago
I was 16 when I arrived in West Onion, Ioway. ‘Was this heaven? No it’s Ioway” (Kevin Costner). This town …
Debra Warrens
Letters to the Editor Mar. 30, 2018 1:00 am2885d ago
I hear about Chronic Wasting Disease in our deer and elk. The solution I always hear is ‘shoot them!” That …
Noralee Sherwood
Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2018 1:00 am2886d ago
When I read the March 22 article ‘MedPharm bets big on Iowa medical marijuana,” I was pleased to see Iowa …
Marilyn Schroeder
Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2018 1:00 am2886d ago
It looks like it is time for Iowa to begin printing paper ballots. According to testimony by Mike Rogers, head …
Jan and Tim O’Brien
Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2018 11:41 am2886d ago
The American Legislative Exchance Council, also known as ALEC and funded by the Koch brothers, is leading our state legislators …
Daniel McGrail
Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2018 11:40 am2886d 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 am2888d 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 am2888d 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 am2889d 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 am2889d 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 am2889d 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 am2889d ago
Wouldn’t it be nice if no one had to worry about whether their illness, procedure, operation or office call was …
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