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Beth Freeman Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2017 1:00 am3016d 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 am3016d 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 pm3012d 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 am3017d 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 am3017d 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 am3018d 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 am3018d 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 am3018d 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 am3019d 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 am3019d 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 am3020d ago
It is sad to see The Gazette agreeing with and parroting the Washington Post and others in support of DACA. …
Stephen Brubaker
Letters to the Editor Sep. 18, 2017 1:00 am3020d 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 am3021d 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 am3021d ago
I recently heard an activist say, ‘If you don’t take a seat at the table, you could be served up …
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