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Thank you for the excellent article on Dairy Queen in the July 8 Gazette ‘DQ/‘It’s a landmark,’ historian says”. The …
As a Twain parent and the president of my parent teacher organization, I feel lucky that Twain Elementary was one …
Mohandas Gandhi reminded us: ‘A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” Sensible people worldwide understand …
State Sen. Jake Chapman, who guided the fireworks bill through the Iowa Senate, proudly proclaimed, ‘It’s a local issue, and …
The proposed city ordinance concerning pedestrian safety unfairly targets beggars at busy intersections in Cedar Rapids. I drive in these …
As an out-of-towner, I suppose my opinion is not wanted about the expensive Cedar Lake improvement some people are promoting. …
I’m thinking that before the next presidential election occurs, a new rule or law should be enacted that states: ‘Spoiled …
We pay a fair amount of taxes to live in safe neighborhoods that should be free from noise pollution. I …
I am a teacher and parent in the Iowa City Community School District, and I write in support of the …
It seems to me that our news outlets, both local and national, have missed an important part of the health …
Regarding the July 6 story ‘Booming business leads to expansion plans in Iowa”: My neighbors over the back fence had …
I hope that communities across Iowa will stand together to ban the use of fireworks. Aside from the obvious dangers …
What are our city leaders thinking? Cedar Rapids is falling apart. Our streets are in absolute horrible condition and downtown …
I owe a lot to the Iowa City Community School District. For the past 13 years, I have had the …
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