So, the city of Cedar Rapids wants to change some one way streets to two way streets due to bad …
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Stephen Brubaker Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2017 1:00 am3190d ago
So, the city of Cedar Rapids wants to change some one way streets to two way streets due to bad …
Lorna Fischer Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2017 1:00 am3190d ago
On March 18, I was fortunate to attend my first meeting of a legislative forum at the Hallagan Center at …
David Kirchner
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2017 1:00 am3190d ago
Republicans in the House and Senate passed legislation that gutted 40-plus years of collective bargaining. Signed behind closed doors by …
Gary L. Roberts
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2017 1:00 am3190d ago
How insane is this? One political party wanted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, calling it a complete …
Jerry Moore
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2017 1:00 am3190d ago
I think it is time to consider halting space exploration for now. NASA messed up the moon and now the …
Gary Waterbeck
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2017 1:00 am3190d ago
To vote in Iowa, you have to be a registered voter. To register, you have to show a government issued …
Dale Muller
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2017 1:00 am3190d ago
We have seen the Republican-controlled Iowa House and Senate decrease the bargaining power of state employees. I hope that all …
Janet Wagner
Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2017 1:00 am3191d ago
What does deconstruction of the administrative state mean? Steve Bannon says the ‘cabinet nominees were selected for a reason and …
Dorris H. Hotchkiss
Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2017 1:00 am3191d ago
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is pushing for a program to require voter identification. I would request that he …
Brandon Ross
Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2017 1:00 am3191d ago
In an evaluation of 11 rich countries by Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. came in last in overall health outcomes and …
Grant Harper
Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2017 1:00 am3192d ago
Unfortunately, politicians and partisans of all types would rather continue ‘the health care issue,” along with its controversy, rather than …
Katie Roche
Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2017 1:00 am3192d ago
The proposed, tired and old idea of eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts should be soundly rejected on a …
Hugo Kann
Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2017 1:00 am3192d ago
We were recently notified by the City of Marion that the longtime practice of granting a discount on their waste …
Macy Dusanek
Letters to the Editor Mar. 30, 2017 1:00 am3193d ago
Hello, my name is Macy. The Ely’s Stone Bridge is a big part of my life because it is pretty …
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