To the editor: The flood of 2008 destroyed the Cedar Rapids library. This gave the library board the opportunity to …
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R. Radcliffe Finch Letters to the Editor Nov. 1, 2015 1:00 am3768d ago
To the editor: The flood of 2008 destroyed the Cedar Rapids library. This gave the library board the opportunity to …
Gary Streit Letters to the Editor Nov. 1, 2015 1:00 am3768d ago
To the editor: I have lived and/or worked in Cedar Rapids for over 40 years. During that time, I have …
Jane Nesmith
Letters to the Editor Oct. 31, 2015 5:00 am3769d ago
To the editor: Every Sunday I stop by the downtown public library to pick up magazines and a book or …
Anne Duggan
Letters to the Editor Oct. 31, 2015 5:00 am3769d ago
To the editor: My partner, Larry Fitzpatrick, and I spent the better part of October on a fall bike tour. …
Linda Armitage
Letters to the Editor Oct. 31, 2015 5:00 am3769d ago
To the editor: I support Cedar Rapids City Council candidate Carletta Knox-Seymour. I hope that the readers of The Gazette’s …
Jack Roeder
Letters to the Editor Oct. 31, 2015 1:00 am3769d ago
To the editor: I encourage everyone to support Susie Weinacht. I’ve known her for some time and I believe that …
Dick & Joyce Summerwill
Letters to the Editor Oct. 31, 2015 1:00 am3769d ago
To the editor: We have lived in Iowa City for 53 years and have witnessed many positive changes to our …
Michael & Michelle Kennedy
Letters to the Editor Oct. 31, 2015 1:00 am3769d ago
To the editor: We are writing in support of Rick Dobyns, who is running for the District A seat on …
Mike Tope
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2015 12:05 pm3770d ago
To the editor: Marion is a progressive and rapidly growing city. We are sprawling outward at a rapid pace. During …
Steve McGuire
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2015 12:01 pm3770d ago
To the editor: The need for collaboration – between individual council members, the council as a whole and between local …
Sandra Skelton
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2015 11:49 am3770d ago
To the editor: I have known Ann Poe since she was a little girl. We grew up on the northwest …
Mark W. Martin
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2015 11:48 am3770d ago
To the editor: I support Dr. Rick Dobyns’s bid for a second term on the city council in Iowa City …
Wendy Hartman
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2015 11:47 am3770d ago
To the editor: Oh my, how this city loves to spend money! We need more Carol Martins to rise up …
Diane Peterson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2015 5:00 am3771d ago
To the editor: Please vote for Carletta Knox-Seymour for Cedar Rapids City Council At-Large. A community like Cedar Rapids to …
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