President Donald Trump and Congress talk a lot about freedom – their reason for replacing the Affordable Care Act, eliminating …
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Joan Seeber Letters to the Editor Mar. 18, 2017 1:00 am3205d ago
President Donald Trump and Congress talk a lot about freedom – their reason for replacing the Affordable Care Act, eliminating …
Gunner Martin Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2017 1:00 am3206d ago
It has come to my attention as a student that a lot of students don’t respect their teachers. Many teachers …
Joan Jehle
Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2017 1:00 am3206d ago
Tell me please, how soon we can send Gov. Terry Branstad ‘on a slow boat to China” before he ruins …
Ken Wulf
Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2017 1:00 am3206d ago
There are three casinos within a 60-mile radius of Cedar Rapids, all accessible by a four-lane highway. Another casino in …
Josh Skipworth
Letters to the Editor Mar. 16, 2017 1:00 am3207d ago
Senate Joint Resolution 18 will soon come up for a vote in the Senate. This measure would allow hunters on …
Palmer Holden
Letters to the Editor Mar. 16, 2017 1:00 am3207d ago
Don’t buy into the nonsense the Russians whipped Hillary Clinton. They only hacked into Dem emails and showed how foolish …
Clifford Higgins
Letters to the Editor Mar. 16, 2017 1:00 am3207d ago
We have a veterans memorial in Cedar Rapids that is very nice. My son and I have a brick beside …
Tracy Anderson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 15, 2017 1:00 am3208d ago
It is little wonder that Trump Administration officials deny so earnestly any contact with Russian officials, for if they admit …
Kate Rose
Letters to the Editor Mar. 14, 2017 1:00 am3209d ago
The Voting Rights Act was signed into law more than 50 years ago. Its intention was to overcome legal barriers …
Charlotte Martin and Kathleen Hall
Letters to the Editor Mar. 14, 2017 1:00 am3209d ago
Many of us wanted to speak with our senators and representatives recently, so when Sen. Joni Ernst’s home page announced …
Mark Cline
Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2017 12:00 am3210d ago
I would like to congratulate student athletes from corner-to-corner and border-to-border in Iowa for all the hard work they do. …
Rosemary Weydert
Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2017 12:00 am3210d ago
Groups of people are walking in the footsteps of others but not in anyone’s shoes. Protest that encourages followers to …
George Bergus
Letters to the Editor Mar. 11, 2017 12:00 am3212d ago
It does not seem that the Republicans and Democrats in Washington are talking to each other or hearing each other. …
Douglas Fuller
Letters to the Editor Mar. 11, 2017 12:00 am3212d ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is the premiere legal organization for animals and has released its annual report ranking the …
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