Forty-five years ago, on Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court usurped its power by making abortion on demand legal in …
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Edna Brunkhorst Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2018 12:00 am2964d 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 am2964d 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 am2965d 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 am2965d 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 am2966d ago
Recently, The Gazette published a side-by-side comparison of elementary schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District as part of …
Rick Frame
Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2018 12:00 am2966d ago
The Norway American Legion Post 234 would like to thank our community and area veterans for their donations for the …
Larry Hodgden
Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2018 12:00 am2967d ago
Yes, President Donald Trump, this GOP tax cut may be the greatest Christmas gift ever for you and your wealthy …
Steven Lucas
Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2018 12:00 am2967d ago
‘Starving the beast” is a political strategy being happily employed by American conservatives to limit Social Security spending by cutting …
Judy Smith McDowell
Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2018 12:00 am2967d ago
Glad to see in Thursday’s Gazette that the State Legislator will pass a water bill during the 2018 session (‘Quick …
Larry Wiley
Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2018 12:00 am2968d ago
I read an article in The Gazette regarding legislation on water quality (‘Quick action expected on water quality,” Jan. 4). …
Lynn Gallagher
Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2018 12:00 am2968d ago
When the temperature reached the minus 20s I worried about the dogs in puppy mills. There are over 250 puppy …
Chris Dvorak
Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2018 12:00 am2969d ago
As a new parent there are many questions and for every question there turns out to be more answers. Aren’t …
John McCroy
Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2018 12:00 am2969d ago
We keep hearing, week after week, about President Donald Trump not making his taxes available to the public. This is …
Jeannette Clayton
Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2018 12:00 am2970d ago
In the many good articles that have been published about the managed care problems in Iowa, it needs to be …
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