In February, this year’s first CAFO nuisance jury trial took place in Wapello County. Ten bellwether plaintiffs of a larger …
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Diane Rosenberg Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2016 9:41 am3601d ago
In February, this year’s first CAFO nuisance jury trial took place in Wapello County. Ten bellwether plaintiffs of a larger …
Robin Berman Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2016 9:41 am3601d ago
On March 2, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt – the first landmark abortion …
Myrna Loehrlein
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2016 1:05 am3603d ago
Voting is the right of every citizen in a democracy. The right to vote cannot be earned nor is it …
Floyd Sandford
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2016 1:00 am3603d ago
It is so refreshing to see a Republican in Congress who has the integrity and the guts to do the …
Rob Humble
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2016 1:00 am3603d ago
On Friday, the Vatican released the apostolic exhortation ‘The Joy of Love.” As a lifelong Catholic and a gay man, …
Leon Schindler
Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2016 10:07 am3603d ago
As a bike rider who is often on the streets in Cedar Rapids and the roads around it, I am …
Kimberly Williams
Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2016 10:07 am3603d ago
The April 2 Gazette article ‘Spiritual meets political” described a protest against the Bakken pipeline by two Sioux tribes. Their …
Clara Hardiman
Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2016 10:05 am3603d ago
The benefits of being a Blue Zone city must far outweigh the cost and disruption caused by bike lanes that …
Meghan Gutierrez
Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2016 10:05 am3603d ago
On behalf of the lymphoma community in Iowa and throughout the nation, thank you for taking the time to consider …
Carl Foster
Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2016 1:00 am3605d ago
Politically I am an independent. That being said, I cannot believe that the Republicans are willing to leave the Supreme …
Lowell Rutz
Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2016 1:00 am3605d ago
I could not agree more with the letter expressing frustration with the lack of marching bands in the St. Patrick’s …
Lyle Svoboda
Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2016 1:00 am3605d ago
Thank you, John Purdie, for your April 2 letter ‘City work will destroy trees, neighborhood” concerning what the city is …
Jay Kacena
Letters to the Editor Apr. 11, 2016 1:00 am3606d ago
The politicization of the Supreme Court vacancy is evidence that Sen. Chuck Grassley is right to put off hearings until …
Mike Wyrick
Letters to the Editor Apr. 11, 2016 1:00 am3606d ago
William Murchison’s April 4 column ‘Sanders is getting away with murder” may have ran on the wrong day. April Fools’ …
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