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Donald Tyne Letters to the Editor Apr. 10, 2017 1:00 am3182d ago
I am trying to make sense of the United States and the state of Iowa. I love this country so …
Jan Kvach Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 4:00 am3182d ago
Can you find dates when our state legislative and national congressional representatives have scheduled meetings with the public? I can’t. …
Dick Claeys
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 4:00 am3182d ago
I want to thank a lot of people, but I don’t know who most of them are. On March 25, …
Casey Hayse
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 3:00 am3182d ago
Recently, I saw the governor say that Medicaid managed care is working well. That is far from the truth. I’m …
Kay E. Graber
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 3:00 am3182d ago
A replaced health care bill is on hold. Congressional leaders, use this time wisely. Quit placing blame for its failure. …
Mick Hines
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 2:00 am3183d ago
I am a bus driver for the College Community (Prairie) School District. I am proud to pick up and deliver …
Bill Strilich
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 2:00 am3183d ago
What has happened to that wonderful nation created by our Founders? In November, the political party that lost citizen support …
Steve Hufferd
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 1:00 am3183d ago
Regarding the April 2 letter by Bryan Davis ‘President Trump has to earn people’s respect”: This fallacious idea that respect …
Patricia Lahr
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2017 1:00 am3183d ago
Well, the Iowa House has just assured that my son and daughter will never move back to Iowa. With the …
Chandra Jordan
Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2017 1:00 am3184d ago
While everyone has zeroed on the health care fight, SCOTUS and FBI investigations into campaign ties to Russia, which is …
Michael Molacek
Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2017 1:00 am3184d ago
Sources say Donald Trump and Steve Bannon are creating a ‘hit list” to punish Republican congressmen who opposed the Obamacare …
Judy Ryan
Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2017 1:00 am3184d ago
When Dylan sang ‘The Times They are A Changin’” in 1964 he didn’t mean climate change. But in 1964 we …
Dottie Armens
Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2017 1:00 am3185d ago
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness month. As a person with Parkinson’s disease, I would like to call attention to this …
Wendy Shramek
Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2017 1:00 am3185d ago
I’m not a gambler anymore, so I don’t care if Cedar Rapids gets a casino or not. It’s called competition. …
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