To the editor: Soon, the onslaught of presidential hopefuls crisscrossing our state will be in full swing. I hope these …
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John Braumann Letters to the Editor Nov. 21, 2014 12:00 am3958d ago
To the editor: Soon, the onslaught of presidential hopefuls crisscrossing our state will be in full swing. I hope these …
Judy Pfohl Letters to the Editor Nov. 20, 2014 12:00 am3959d ago
To the editor: On Nov. 10, my dad received a beautiful flower arrangement in red/white/blue from a friend who works …
Dennis Burrier
Letters to the Editor Nov. 20, 2014 12:00 am3959d ago
To the editor: The voters in Linn and Johnson counties should be congratulated for their excellent turnout to vote. However, …
Kathy Parent
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2014 12:00 am3960d ago
To the editor: A very special thank you to Chad Allard, band director of Marion High School, for organizing an …
Terri Weyland-Henecke
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2014 12:00 am3960d ago
To the editor: It was a year ago that my husband Greg and our dog Candy were out for their …
Paul Schroedermeier
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2014 12:00 am3960d ago
To the editor: After the recent election the country has moved a step closer to oligarchy. The multimillions in corporate …
Bob Klaus
Letters to the Editor Nov. 18, 2014 12:00 am3961d ago
Regarding the Nov. 7 editorial ‘A wave of voter discontent”: The title for the Gazette’s post-election editorial would have been …
Eric LeClere
Letters to the Editor Nov. 18, 2014 12:00 am3961d ago
To the Marion couple that found Bob Saget’s standup performance offensive, next time do your homework (‘Foul language no laughing …
David Novak
Letters to the Editor Nov. 17, 2014 12:00 am3962d ago
Thank you to the Cedar Rapids Public Works Department for the recent upgrade of the Diagonal Drive/Eighth Avenue SW bridge …
Gwen Meek
Letters to the Editor Nov. 17, 2014 12:00 am3962d ago
My family lost our son to K2. He name was Jerrald Meek. If it had not been legal, he would …
Wayne Schilling
Letters to the Editor Nov. 17, 2014 12:00 am3962d ago
I was one of the lucky veterans who was chosen for the most recent Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. I, …
Robert Anthony
Letters to the Editor Nov. 16, 2014 12:00 am3963d ago
At one economic extreme there might be total justice or fairness, such as an equal distribution of income, everyone earns …
Emily Rice
Letters to the Editor Nov. 16, 2014 12:00 am3963d ago
According to the Associated Press, Republicans are changing their tune on climate change. ‘I’m not a scientist,” they say, ‘so …
Vivian Martin
Letters to the Editor Nov. 16, 2014 12:00 am3963d ago
There’s a lovely young lady who makes a habit of giving away floral bouquets at Wal-Mart west. I’ve been a …
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