To the editor: The Surgeon General recently published a call to action to increase walking and walkable communities in America. …
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Jami Haberl Letters to the Editor Oct. 6, 2015 1:00 am3794d ago
To the editor: The Surgeon General recently published a call to action to increase walking and walkable communities in America. …
Sam Osborne Letters to the Editor Oct. 5, 2015 4:00 am3795d ago
To the editor: Aside from wondering why the University of Iowa selection process that picked a businessman to serve over …
Judy Pfohl
Letters to the Editor Oct. 5, 2015 1:00 am3795d ago
To the editor: My letter is to the new Iowa City Community School District school board as they think about …
Donald J. Unash
Letters to the Editor Oct. 5, 2015 1:00 am3795d ago
To the editor: Since vehicular traffic and bicycle traffic don’t mix the best, Second Avenue SE has become a dead …
Coral Dye
Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2015 1:00 am3796d ago
To the editor: It was like a breath of fresh air to attend the Michael W. Smith concert on Sept. …
Doris Weber
Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2015 1:00 am3796d ago
To the editor: The library tax has been put on the Nov. 3 ballot. First of all, I am all …
Susy Jones
Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2015 1:00 am3796d ago
To the editor: The new changes in the traffic flow downtown and the downtown parking spaces being taken up by …
Larry & Anne Dake
Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2015 1:00 am3796d ago
To the editor: In regard to the Sept. 18 column ‘Lawmakers step up for Medicare” by Dwight Baldwin: Why are …
Bob Ballantyne
Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2015 1:00 am3797d ago
To the editor: I’ve known Bill Aossey for 30 years. He is a good man, kind, honest and civic minded. …
Larry J. Helling
Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2015 1:00 am3798d ago
To the editor: Look inside the high-tech exterior of the Cedar Rapids Public Library and you’ll find an extraordinary resource …
James B. Larkin
Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2015 1:00 am3798d ago
To the editor: A recent Gazette column advises a ‘wait and see” stance on judging new University of Iowa president …
Jim Budde
Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2015 1:00 am3798d ago
To the editor: I believe Donald Trump has succeeded in convincing conservatives to forget about their principles. Old Democrat Trump …
Steve Wagner
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2015 1:00 am3799d ago
To the editor: Mike Hlas had a column on Sept. 16 regarding online fantasy football and the fact that we …
Hannah Bott
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2015 1:00 am3799d ago
To the editor: I had the privilege to make it onto stage at a Bernie Sanders rally. I sat front …
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