I have lived in three of Iowa’s quadrants. Very thankful I no longer live in Rep. Rod Blums’s quadrant. Mary …
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Mary C. McCarthy Letters to the Editor May. 11, 2017 1:00 am3052d ago
I have lived in three of Iowa’s quadrants. Very thankful I no longer live in Rep. Rod Blums’s quadrant. Mary …
Steven Franta Letters to the Editor May. 11, 2017 1:00 am3052d ago
Recently, I heard president President Donald Trump say we need to lower health care premiums and deductibles. It does not …
Bryan Davis
Letters to the Editor May. 11, 2017 1:00 am3052d ago
Many people are calling for more civility in political discourse. U.S. Rep. Rod Blum is calling for it in his …
Darrel Wrider
Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2017 1:00 am3053d ago
Something’s wrong with the current state of Iowa Medicaid if The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) is not …
Kris Cameron
Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2017 1:00 am3053d ago
April was Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Those who live with the disease, their care partners and their advocates will continue to …
Jeff McCuddin
Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2017 1:00 am3055d ago
I read the April 24 article ‘Jones Golf Course to stay open for the year.” The article states that the …
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Shirley Fisher
Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2017 1:00 am3055d ago
I am a 92-year-old Republican woman. I married my high school sweetheart 73 years ago. My husband graduated from the …
Wendy Stokesbary
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2017 1:00 am3056d ago
As a psychotherapist, my work with clients has evolved a great deal based on what I have learned about the …
Nate Hofmann
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2017 1:00 am3056d ago
The Gazette’s April 30 article ‘Farm Bureau flourishes as water quality flags” lacks emphasis on a key piece of the …
Ann Marie Drop
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2017 1:00 am3056d ago
I recently retired from the University of Iowa where I was a secretary in international programs. My work station was …
Rosemary Weydert
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2017 1:00 am3057d ago
After half a century of sending letters to the editor and a few guest columns, I’m thinking of hanging up …
C. Sherene Hansen Player
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2017 1:00 am3057d ago
In 2014 Mount Vernon High School sent its first team to the State Science Olympiad competition and came home with …
Palmer Holden
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2017 1:00 am3057d ago
I’m so glad we have lawyers. One says Cedar Rapids should no longer use traffic cameras and another that they …
Laddie D. Oliver
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2017 1:00 am3058d ago
The U.S. Congress has priorities without which other Constitutional corrections cannot be made and requirements cannot be fulfilled. They will …
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