Rep. Dave Loebsack is to be congratulated for attending the inauguration of the president of the United States of America. …
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Duane Eldred Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2017 12:01 am3313d ago
Rep. Dave Loebsack is to be congratulated for attending the inauguration of the president of the United States of America. …
Katie Farrowe Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2017 12:00 am3313d ago
I grew up going to Ely’s Stone Bridge. When we’d go visit my Grandma and Grandpa Tschantz, I would run …
Steve Udermann
Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2017 12:00 am3313d ago
Regarding the Dec. 28 guest column ‘It’s time to ban traffic cameras:” Albeit lacking empirical data I offer this opposing …
Rod Sullivan
Letters to the Editor Jan. 27, 2017 12:00 am3314d ago
I was disappointed but not surprised to see the guest column from Al Whitters (‘Fix mental health system,” Jan. 23). …
Matt Schouten
Letters to the Editor Jan. 27, 2017 12:00 am3314d ago
In Donald Trump’s inaugural address, he rightly spoke of ‘transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, …
Kurt J. Noack
Letters to the Editor Jan. 27, 2017 12:00 am3314d ago
Our city leaders are concerned about the proliferation of ‘snout houses” in Cedar Rapids because of concerns about lack of …
Natalie Harwood
Letters to the Editor Jan. 26, 2017 12:00 am3315d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad recently recommeneded that Iowa reject $3 million in funding from the federal government for family planning services. …
Edyie Stika
Letters to the Editor Jan. 26, 2017 12:00 am3315d ago
As I watched with pride the women’s marches around the world, I thought about the unsung heroes who knitted, crocheted, …
Mike Wyrick
Letters to the Editor Jan. 26, 2017 12:00 am3315d ago
As our president nominates people to his cabinet, there seems to be a recurring theme: Whoever is the worst possible …
Mel Manternach
Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2017 12:00 am3316d ago
Isn’t it strange that the big stud who knows more than the generals and our intelligence agencies had help from …
Rosemary Weydert
Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2017 12:00 am3316d ago
When ‘leaders” say they intend to block every effort a new president makes before he even steps into the White …
Myla McAtee
Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2017 12:00 am3316d ago
Please take my family into your prayers and thoughts as we lost a beloved member of our family. Please think …
Gibril Mansaray
Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2017 12:00 am3316d ago
It’s amazing how people try to simplify a problem that’s centuries in the making. Shots were fired on Saturday night …
David H. Burke
Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2017 12:00 am3318d ago
My brother Marty lived in Minnesota in 1994 when Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion came to life on Minnesota Public …
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