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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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 …
Viki Ingram Letters to the Editor Sep. 20, 2017 1:00 am2920d ago
To everyone in the Cedar Rapids and Marion area: If you have not been to Lowe Park and seen the …
Merle Akers
Letters to the Editor Sep. 20, 2017 1:00 am2920d ago
The Canadian National Railroad crossing 23-40 on Central City Road (E-16) has been terribly rough since the county overlaid the …
Steven Keane
Letters to the Editor Sep. 19, 2017 1:00 am2921d ago
Thirty years ago my wife and I moved, with some trepidation, from Los Angeles to make a new home in …
Russell Marks
Letters to the Editor Sep. 19, 2017 1:00 am2921d ago
Regarding the Sept. 12 letter ‘Cyclists have same road rights as autos”: I am wondering where the writer is getting …
James Bartlett
Letters to the Editor Sep. 18, 2017 1:00 am2922d ago
It is sad to see The Gazette agreeing with and parroting the Washington Post and others in support of DACA. …
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Stephen Brubaker
Letters to the Editor Sep. 18, 2017 1:00 am2922d ago
I read Matthew Downey’s Sept. 12 letter to the editor ‘Cyclists have same road rights as autos” and I agree …
Greg Januska
Letters to the Editor Sep. 17, 2017 1:00 am2923d ago
One would think news of bicycle fatalities in our state decreasing might be cause for celebration. But a recent post …
Judy Ryan
Letters to the Editor Sep. 17, 2017 1:00 am2923d ago
I recently heard an activist say, ‘If you don’t take a seat at the table, you could be served up …
Emily Hejna and Audrey Schroer
Letters to the Editor Sep. 17, 2017 1:00 am2923d ago
As students are settling into the school year, it is a great time to reflect on the opportunity that education …
Mark S. Edwards
Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2017 1:00 am2924d ago
Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), with annual revenues of $40 billion, is suing people like me for legally protesting their pipeline. …
Ronald Johnson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2017 1:00 am2924d ago
President Donald Trump and others in Congress are proposing tax cuts. Experts have said the cuts will benefit corporate and …
Osmund Quandahl
Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2017 1:00 am2925d ago
In response to the Aug. 29 letter ‘Time for Republicans to stand up for America” by Tom Jacobson. The writer …
Eileen McDermott
Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2017 1:00 am2925d ago
I think the city literally has lost its mind. The streets in downtown Cedar Rapids are absolutely impossible to navigate, …
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