Four of the last five times Hillary Clinton has lost her bid to become president. Her first one was when …
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Ken Thimmesch Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2016 12:00 am3188d ago
Four of the last five times Hillary Clinton has lost her bid to become president. Her first one was when …
Dean Varner Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2016 12:00 am3189d ago
The liberal left is raising a disproportionately large fuss because Donald Trump accepted a congratulatory phone call initiated by Taiwan’s …
Robert Warren
Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2016 12:00 am3189d ago
A burned out license plate light is breaking the law? How about burned out headlights? I counted seven from Collins …
Sheryl Frisby
Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2016 12:00 am3190d ago
At this busy/stressful time of the year with office parties, gift exchanges (that are usually items that you don’t want …
Tim T. Evans
Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2016 12:00 am3190d ago
It became more apparent during this past election season that minorities of all colors and stripes have taken a hit. …
Bruce R. Bachmann
Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2016 12:00 am3191d ago
Requiring a photo ID to vote is unnecessary and is odd to have as a priority as stated by new …
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Jim Berger
Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2016 12:00 am3191d ago
I am a probation/parole officer for the State of Iowa. I supervise many individuals who have significant mental health needs. …
Irv Schau
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2016 12:00 am3192d ago
Let’s close Jones Golf Course and not hire a consulting firm to tell us we are losing money. Don’t remodel …
Janet Kvach
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2016 12:00 am3192d ago
Do people’s actions and words indicate how a person will act in the future? My experience tells me they do. …
Dave and Vicki Clendenen
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2016 12:00 am3192d ago
Cedar Rapids golf operations once again is in the red. Reasons given are reduced number of rounds and constant reseeding …
Richard Hileman
Letters to the Editor Dec. 22, 2016 12:00 am3193d ago
Paul Pates’ argument in his Dec. 16 guest column ‘Electoral College ensures Iowans’ voices are heard” that the electoral college …
Floyd Sandford
Letters to the Editor Dec. 22, 2016 12:00 am3193d ago
If Donald Trump sees something on TV he doesn’t like, it provokes an emotional outburst on Twitter. Dare to disagree …
Daniel E. Spahn
Letters to the Editor Dec. 22, 2016 12:00 am3193d ago
I was glad to see President Barack Obama draw a line with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he told him …
Steve Valley
Letters to the Editor Dec. 21, 2016 9:27 am3193d ago
The tears flowed down the face of the elderly neighbor as the neighbor turned to another neighbor and said, they’re …
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