Cedar Rapids is my home in every sense of the word. I grew up here, I attended school here all …
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Lindsey Ellickson Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2017 1:00 am2915d ago
Cedar Rapids is my home in every sense of the word. I grew up here, I attended school here all …
Steve Luse Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2017 1:00 am2915d ago
I am writing to echo Becky Stanfield’s assessment of the Beyond Solar program in her Aug. 28 guest column ‘Is …
H. Keith Erickson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2017 1:00 am2916d ago
Having worked more than 40 years in public health in Linn County, I have witnessed frustration with the health care …
Raina Henze
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2017 1:00 am2916d ago
The Trump administration is trying to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), but I believe it should be kept. …
Mike Schmid
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2017 1:00 am2916d ago
I was extremely happy to read the article of our new U.S. citizens. Due to hard work and dedication, and …
Lois Batchelder
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2017 1:00 am2917d ago
The country gets it: the Democrats and the media cannot accept the fact that Donald Trump is our elected president. …
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Sen. Rob Hogg
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2017 1:00 am2917d ago
The Sept. 18 article ‘Work underway on flood protection project” did a good job providing the sights, sounds and goals …
Ivan Hardt
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2017 1:00 am2917d ago
The United States and South Korea are technically still at war with North Korea because the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended …
Beth Freeman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2017 1:00 am2918d ago
I’ve been to and observed many disasters and the scenes often are heartbreaking. The generosity of the American people shines …
Gary L. Roberts
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2017 1:00 am2918d ago
I’m thinking that wherever people gather to worship the coveted sports that it be made mandatory the scoreboard show the …
Sue Dirks
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2017 5:50 pm2914d ago
Regarding the Sept. 15 letter ‘Trump will make America great again” by Osmund Quandahl: I found Quandahl’s critique comparing Republican …
Pat Minor
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2017 1:00 am2919d ago
There is a bill in Congress – both the House and the Senate – called the Anti-Boycott bill. To me, …
James McCoy
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2017 1:00 am2919d ago
The two severe hurricanes in the last few weeks should remind us of what science has been telling us for …
Dean Varner
Letters to the Editor Sep. 20, 2017 1:00 am2920d ago
A Sept. 3 letter writer objected to proposed federal legislation that would allow concealed-carry reciprocity between our 50 states because …
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