Regarding the June 29 article ‘Grassley: Lack of action on health reform not an option”: Grassley is quoted as saying …
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David Krug Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2017 1:00 am3148d ago
Regarding the June 29 article ‘Grassley: Lack of action on health reform not an option”: Grassley is quoted as saying …
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Randall Stallman I am not quite sure what all the hype about the fireworks is about. We voted for those …
Gaylon Heetland
Letters to the Editor Jul. 10, 2017 1:00 am3149d ago
In reading Rep. Chris Hall’s nine questions for our Iowa budget (‘Nine questions about the budget Iowans should ask,” July …
Mary Priske
Letters to the Editor Jul. 10, 2017 1:00 am3149d ago
I remember what I was wearing and where I was standing two years ago when my husband called to tell …
Scott Foens
Letters to the Editor Jul. 9, 2017 1:00 am3150d ago
When I did my MBA, I had a number of classes on corporate finance. Buying a stock is called investing …
Scott Reittinger
Letters to the Editor Jul. 9, 2017 1:00 am3150d ago
Regarding the June 23 story ‘UI puts nearly $5 million toward faculty pay raises”: In 2015, hundreds of people gathered …
Tim Bickel
Letters to the Editor Jul. 9, 2017 1:00 am3150d ago
Anti-abortion, anti-gay or homophobia, climate denier, Islamophobia, plus other negative and hate labels are all linguistic ways to shame, suppress …
Mike and Sue Humphrey
Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2017 1:00 am3151d ago
Sen. Joni Ernst, you campaigned that if elected you would go to Washington and make them squeal. Well, the only …
Phillip Platz
Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2017 1:00 am3151d ago
It’s time to thank the hardworking people who have been improving Cedar Rapids’ streets. The terrible road conditions have reflected …
Jerry Gillon
Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2017 1:00 am3151d ago
Regarding the June 29 article ‘Bever Ave. sidewalk debate resurfaces” and a statement made by one Bever Avenue resident who …
Rich Zeis
Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2017 1:00 am3152d ago
The article in the June 22 Gazette about the ongoing oil pipeline dispute in North Dakota repeats the oft-cited – …
Robert C. Moorman
Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2017 1:00 am3152d ago
Two names are high in my thoughts: Coralville and Cedar Rapids City Council member Scott Olson. Coralville for voting to …
Carol Trachta Woodson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2017 1:00 am3152d ago
I grew up on a farm in Linn County. I had a brother, Jim, and he showed beef at the …
Rich Patterson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 6, 2017 10:46 am3152d ago
In a noble effort to protect the hearing of Iowans our legislature allowed the possession of firearms noise suppressors. Then …
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