To the editor: There is a lot of noise about fireworks and firecrackers this year. Let freedom ring! But let’s …
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Bruce R. Bachmann Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2015 4:00 am3902d ago
To the editor: There is a lot of noise about fireworks and firecrackers this year. Let freedom ring! But let’s …
Bev George Taylor Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2015 3:00 am3902d ago
To the editor: Regarding Leonard Pitts’ June 7 column ‘Rush Limbaugh’s finding out he’s not normal, and it scares him”: …
Gary Sargent
Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2015 2:00 am3902d ago
To the editor: The June 1 article in The Gazette ‘What it means to be poor” should have carried the …
Coral Dye
Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2015 1:30 am3902d ago
To the editor: Cedar Rapids is a great city, and since 1970, our family has called it home. Our four …
Steve Davis
Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2015 1:00 am3902d ago
To the editor: I see the leaders of Cedar Rapids are going to court to fight the Iowa Department of …
Jared Gillmore
Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2015 1:00 am3903d ago
To the editor: Discussion of environmental issues will not prevent the death of innocent lives. Humanity loses ground with each …
Kristi Keast
Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2015 1:00 am3903d ago
To the editor: It is simply outrageous to see Chris Christie touting his education record as governor of New Jersey. …
Karen Erger
Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2015 1:00 am3903d ago
To the editor: Apparently dissatisfied with Cedar Rapids’ unofficial motto – the City of Five Smells – the city seeks …
Kelly Steele
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2015 1:00 am3904d ago
To the editor: In response to David L. Seiler’s June 4 letter ‘Visitor frustrated by camera placement” and his frustration …
Diane Harvieux
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2015 1:00 am3904d ago
To the editor: I mailed two large boxes from Marco Island, Fla., to Cedar Rapids. The post office in Marco …
Leonard E. Roberts
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2015 1:00 am3904d ago
To the editor: It’s not too early to prepare for the unexpected in November 2016. As presidential hopefuls trek through …
Vicki Thompson
Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2015 1:00 am3905d ago
To the editor: In a few months I will be 90 years old. I still have a voice. They can’t …
Alice Schumacher
Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2015 1:00 am3905d ago
To the editor: In reply to the news article about ‘Brain Drain” in the May 18 Gazette, I would urge …
Unita Schliemann
Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2015 1:00 am3905d ago
To the editor: Did you take note of The Gazette’s picture page of flags honoring Memorial Day’s fallen heroes? (May …
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