Sen. Chuck Grassley and the GOP holding up an appointee for the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama is reasonable. …
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Jerry Chaffee Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2016 1:00 am3593d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley and the GOP holding up an appointee for the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama is reasonable. …
Mary Gravitt Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2016 1:00 am3593d ago
I started not to listen to On Point radio on April 14 because I am tired of hearing about the …
Kevin Patrick Schneider
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2016 5:00 am3593d ago
I’m writing this letter and publicly announcing, I would like to become an active board member of the Cedar Rapids …
Kurt J. Noack
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2016 5:00 am3593d ago
Several months ago voters overwhelmingly voted against a tax increase for the Cedar Rapids Public Library, but now it appears …
Mary A. Craig
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2016 1:00 am3594d ago
Why bother? Why bother voting – your vote doesn’t count. This is proven time and time again. One candidate gets …
Anna Homan
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2016 1:00 am3594d ago
Regarding the April 16 article ‘‘Modest’ 15-cent tax bump pitched for library”: The voters voted against a library tax increase …
Carole S. Gauger
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2016 1:00 pm3594d ago
About 1 million pit bulls or pit bull crosses are euthanized each year in the U.S. It doesn’t have to …
Scott Fruehling
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2016 1:00 pm3594d ago
Being in education for 25 years I have watched prom evolve into an elaborate gala which unfortunately automatically excludes a …
Palmer Holden
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2016 12:12 pm3594d ago
Democrats protest only discrimination against minority sexual orientation but cannot see they are also discriminating against those who have equally …
Stan Pidima
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2016 12:09 pm3594d ago
I have lived in the Cedar Rapids metro area for many years and remember when Lindale Mall was an open …
Russell Marks
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2016 12:09 pm3594d ago
With the city losing money each year in their golf operations, I applaud the city for taking the first step …
Carole Teator
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2016 1:00 am3596d ago
I have enjoyed the articles The Gazette has published about how homeowners can help pollinators. I was therefore dismayed to …
Tony Staab
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2016 1:00 am3596d ago
If you missed the Jive Aces concert at the Paramount Theatre on April 12 you missed the best show old …
Robert J. Boes
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2016 1:00 am3596d ago
A while back, a salesman friend of mine remarked, ‘I don’t know what we did before we had stress.” He …
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