In recent years, Cedar Rapids has taken great strides toward sustainability. From upgrading city lights to adopting an idling reduction …
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Lucy Norton Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2017 1:00 am3172d ago
In recent years, Cedar Rapids has taken great strides toward sustainability. From upgrading city lights to adopting an idling reduction …
Jim Slitor Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2017 1:00 am3172d ago
I was disappointed, but not surprised, when I read that the Republicans in the Iowa Legislature planned to make deep …
Glenn Lane
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2017 1:00 am3172d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad signs a gun rights bill encouraging more people to walk around with loaded weapons. Knowing that more …
Suzanne Barnes
Letters to the Editor Apr. 19, 2017 1:00 am3173d ago
Dear elected officials: You have been elected to serve in Congress or the state legislature. Congratulations. You are now a …
Dick Hansen
Letters to the Editor Apr. 19, 2017 1:00 am3173d ago
On the front page of the April 11 Gazette is a picture taken at a Sen. Joni Ernst event in …
Todd Means
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2017 1:00 am3174d ago
On Sunday at 1 p.m., supporters of Iowa City Hospice will gather at Willow Creek Park in Iowa City for …
Robin Stone
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2017 1:00 am3174d ago
Congressman Rod Blum said in a recent Gazette article that he is only interested in talking to ‘real Americans” (‘Blum …
Andy McCollum
Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2017 1:00 am3175d ago
I read The Gazette’s April 11 article ‘Ernst finds crowd in Elkader willing to talk and listen” and had to …
Kathy Rempe
Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2017 1:00 am3175d ago
Congressman Rod Blum are you defining ‘real Americans” as only those who agree with you and don’t ask you hard …
Ken Klopp
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2017 1:00 am3176d ago
Easter. A Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Christ, so says my dictionary. Why is it we see more people …
Marian Arens
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2017 1:00 am3176d ago
Let’s all wake up and use our treasure. Why do the countries of the world start wars to get their …
Adam Harmer
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2017 1:00 am3176d ago
I’m writing in response to Ken Rizer’s April 5 guest column ‘Limits of LWV forums” regarding attendance at the League …
Gary Waterbeck
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2017 1:00 am3176d ago
I call on state and federal agencies to investigate civil rights violations against students espousing conservative views on campus. The …
Michael Lilleg
Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2017 1:00 am3177d ago
The patient protections afforded by the Affordable Care Act were the most important parts of the legislation and often the …
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