Thanks to the Cedar Rapids City Council and staff for creating policies and practices that will reduce flash flood damage. …
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Rich Patterson Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2016 12:00 am3378d ago
Thanks to the Cedar Rapids City Council and staff for creating policies and practices that will reduce flash flood damage. …
Judy Pfohl Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2016 12:00 am3378d ago
This is the United States. There will not be a sudden electoral change or coup, the Democracy will survive a …
David Johnson
Letters to the Editor Nov. 23, 2016 12:00 am3379d ago
Recently since the election, groups of people have demonstrated and in some cases rioted to express their disagreement with the …
Carol Nelson
Letters to the Editor Nov. 23, 2016 12:00 am3379d ago
I was so sad and mad to see Kennedy High School students protesting. How many of these students are old …
Lisa Ross Thedens
Letters to the Editor Nov. 23, 2016 12:00 am3379d ago
The proposal by State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann from Wilton to prohibit our public universities from offering mental health services they …
Glenn Modracek
Letters to the Editor Nov. 22, 2016 12:00 am3380d ago
Dissatisfaction with election results led to protesters in Iowa City taking their ‘show on the road” on Nov. 11 claiming …
Stan Thornberry
Letters to the Editor Nov. 22, 2016 12:00 am3380d ago
The Nov. 13 guest editorial by Anthony Gaughan ‘Five things that explain Trump’s stunning election night victory” seems incorrect to …
Jeff Klinzman
Letters to the Editor Nov. 21, 2016 12:00 am3381d ago
I am mourning. I watched President Barack Obama gain stature over the course of his 8-year presidency. I saw him …
Cynthia Michel
Letters to the Editor Nov. 21, 2016 12:00 am3381d ago
Kudos to Gov. Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds for their efforts to provide high quality health care to Iowa’s poor …
Hal Dendurent
Letters to the Editor Nov. 20, 2016 12:00 am3382d ago
How did Donald Trump win the presidency? He took the Electoral College. How? By gaining slim margins in most of …
Sofia Mehaffey
Letters to the Editor Nov. 20, 2016 12:00 am3382d ago
As a provider of nutrition services to members of our community who struggle with food insecurity on a daily basis, …
Mike Healy
Letters to the Editor Nov. 20, 2016 12:00 am3382d ago
Local control is fundamental to democracy. Neighbors know best what is needed in their community. The state legislature and governor …
Mary Kemen
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2016 12:00 am3383d ago
The greatest tragedy in our national election is the bare wound it exposed in our collective. Millions were abandoned over …
Rebecca Bergus
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2016 12:00 am3383d ago
Donald Trump has voiced a desire to unify our country after this divisive election. A step in that direction would …
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