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Regarding the March 24 editorial ‘Parents are responsible, but so is the community”: I commend NAACP member Rita Robinson and …
Tammy K. Maneely Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2016 1:00 am3597d ago
Regarding the March 31 letter ‘Parade should include high school bands”: A marching band entry fee of $50 was mentioned …
Joyce Schuchmann
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Living on Random Road, my husband and I are not directly involved with the plans for sidewalks on 34th Street …
Ethan Head
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We should have more choices for school lunches. I think more people would eat and then we would do better …
Jerry Cochran
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‘Crews find 385-million-year-old fossils on UI campus” was a front-page headline in the March 28 paper. I found it interesting …
Brad Dukek
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To quote Hillary Clinton, ‘The unborn person doesn’t have constitutional rights.’ She believes it’s OK for an expecting mother to …
Sandra Eccles
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My dad, Air Corp. Officer Edward Wolkenhauer, was the happiest when he was flying his own plane up in the …
Andy D. Anderson
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Abraham Lincoln said, ‘Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening …
Laura Jackson
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Conversion therapy is a set of harmful practices with the goal of changing a homosexual person to behave as a …
Alan Whitters
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I have been a psychiatrist in Cedar Rapids for over 30 years and continue to serve the mentally ill as …
Brandon Gerleman
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2016 12:06 pm3598d ago
As a third-year pharmacy student, I see the need for accessibility to quality health care services in Iowa. Many Iowans …
Tom Matthes
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I completely agree with The Gazette’s April 8 editorial ‘Don’t delay expansion of medical cannabis” favoring the legalization of medical …
Don & Carol Hatch
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2016 1:00 am3601d ago
We would like to thank the Iowa House for passing the bill that is protecting the rights of property owners …
Eric Moy
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I would like to applaud The Gazette for reminding us how important it is to ensure the needs of Iowans …
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