If anyone is surprised that Cedar Rapids teachers and the board of education are at odds over contract negiotiations, they …
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Jack Pilling Letters to the Editor Mar. 20, 2018 1:00 am2895d ago
If anyone is surprised that Cedar Rapids teachers and the board of education are at odds over contract negiotiations, they …
Kathy Griffith Letters to the Editor Mar. 20, 2018 1:00 am2895d ago
I will so miss walking through Peck’s greenhouse and grounds this year. Every spring I loved coming to see all …
Rod Sullivan
Letters to the Editor Mar. 19, 2018 1:00 am2896d ago
A quick Google search turns up several instances of Iowa Rep. Bobby Kaufmann claiming to support local control. Unfortunately, his …
Beverly Reid
Letters to the Editor Mar. 19, 2018 1:00 am2896d ago
I ask you: When our Founding Fathers included the words ‘right to bear arms” as part of the Second Amendment …
Jeff Bergo
Letters to the Editor Mar. 18, 2018 10:21 am2897d ago
Properly insulating and ventilating your home is one of the easiest, fastest and most cost effective steps you can take …
Sandra Eccles
Letters to the Editor Mar. 18, 2018 10:21 am2897d ago
Sometimes I hardly recognize this country that I love. Lack of character abounds. Pride in government is lost. The world’s …
Larry Bowen
Letters to the Editor Mar. 18, 2018 10:20 am2897d ago
Our forefathers established a system of governing that would allow the legislative process to guarantee that all, not just some, …
Sharon Mellon
Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2018 1:00 am2898d ago
It is time for the Iowa Legislature, especially its GOP wing, to stop caving to large corporate interests. Their push …
Lawrence Rettig
Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2018 1:00 am2898d ago
‘If you had a teacher with, who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly,” …
Dennis A. Benda
Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2018 1:00 am2898d ago
How stupid are the political parties? I’m getting email messages that want me to give money to a candidate in …
Matt Brandt
Letters to the Editor Mar. 16, 2018 3:57 pm2898d ago
The most recent news out of the Iowa Senate GOP caucus (Bill Dix resigning after an incriminating video was posted) …
Ron Moore
Letters to the Editor Mar. 16, 2018 3:56 pm2898d ago
Most of us are irritated with unidentified phone calls, even if we have caller ID. These calls often are trying …
Jerry Bertelson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 15, 2018 1:00 am2900d ago
Who pays for the hospital bills and funerals for those injured or killed from gun use? Ought it not be …
Bill Strilich
Letters to the Editor Mar. 15, 2018 1:00 am2900d ago
Patriotic American citizens have lost respect for self-serving politicians who have given us a stagnant economy and a tarnished image …
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