I am having difficulty understanding the logic behind legalizing fireworks. I understand people will buy fireworks in Iowa and not …
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Jacquelyn Pollock Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2017 1:00 am3101d ago
I am having difficulty understanding the logic behind legalizing fireworks. I understand people will buy fireworks in Iowa and not …
Stephen Canty Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2017 1:00 am3101d ago
Was it the intent of the Iowa State legislature to lull Iowans to sleep that live in its larger cities …
Robin Mehaffey
Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2017 1:00 am3101d ago
Who is responsible for the newly legalized sale of fireworks in Iowa? It seems like it suddenly came out of …
Margaret Hannon
Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2017 1:00 am3101d ago
Almost every day, all day long for the past three weeks, multiple people in our once quiet neighborhood have chosen …
Cindy Kreassig
Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2017 1:00 am3101d ago
An open letter to Iowa Legislators: Why? What was the greater good for allowing the legalization of fireworks? How has …
Bruce R. Bachmann
Letters to the Editor Jun. 28, 2017 1:00 am3102d ago
I think I have a solution for the fireworks problem. People are making loud noises and bright lights for their …
Jim Felker
Letters to the Editor Jun. 28, 2017 1:00 am3102d ago
Politics aside, it’s a notable occasion to have the president, secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Commerce all in town …
Marcia Hughes
Letters to the Editor Jun. 28, 2017 1:00 am3102d ago
Volunteers can benefit from serving just as much as those they help to support. The same is true for volunteer …
Steve Panther
Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2017 1:00 am3103d ago
I am a registered nurse who works for a nonprofit that provides services for adults with mental and physical disabilities. …
Thomas Riester
Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2017 1:00 am3103d ago
Fireworks have been legal for a few weeks in Cedar Rapids. At first I found the noise annoying until I …
Dann Myers
Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2017 1:00 am3103d ago
According to U.S. government statistics (which in most sectors does not qualify as fake news), only 60 percent of eligible …
David H. Burke
Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2017 1:00 am3103d ago
Recently, I was talking with a good friend Joan about the late 1930s when we were growing up. She asked …
Rosemary Weydert
Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2017 1:00 am3103d ago
Many people don’t like President Donald Trump. He comes from the rough world of business where he cultivated a straightforward …
Glenn Goetz
Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2017 1:00 am3103d ago
I can remember when Sen. Chuck Grassley expressed concern that Obamacare would cause the government to ‘pull the plug on …
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