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James Shonerd Letters to the Editor Sep. 29, 2014 1:00 am4011d ago
If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health insurance, you can keep your …
Jan Gatto Erceg Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2014 1:00 am4012d ago
Regarding the Sept. 24 article ‘Auditor rides bus to register voters”: It seems Joel Miller angered Linn County Supervisor Brent …
David P. Miller
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2014 1:00 am4012d ago
Recently, the Iowa Department of Transportation ordered Cedar Valley Winery to remove a sign located on the owner’s property, even …
Jeremy A. Cobert
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2014 1:00 am4012d ago
I feel very strongly about the race for Secretary of State. There are very few times that we get to …
John Ely
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2014 1:00 am4012d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad has repeatedly claimed Jack Hatch’s business inappropriately profited from government subsidies. Television ads paid for by the …
Libby Slappey
Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2014 1:00 am4013d ago
If you’re like me, you find it daunting to understand the layers of issues and challenges at state universities in …
Steve Herman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2014 1:00 am4013d ago
Recently, three National Football League players have been indicted either for assaulting a woman or abuse of children. Tim Tebow …
Marcella Gruver
Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2014 1:00 am4013d ago
Shame on you so-called compassionate organizations and Christian churches who insist on giving illegal immigrant children amnesty. Are all the …
Charles Jacobsen
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2014 5:51 pm4015d ago
Speaking at a fundraiser Bruce Braley proudly stated he had fought against tort reform for 30 years. Tort reform would …
Cheryl Valenta
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2014 5:51 pm4015d ago
How exciting to hear about the large solar projects in Eastern Iowa. The solar energy industry is poised for massive …
Paula Hernandez
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2014 5:51 pm4015d ago
The National Football League commissioner made the decision to get rid of Ray Rice, a public-relations nightmare. Justifiably so. Anyone …
Robert Anthony
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2014 5:51 pm4015d ago
We owe much of our prosperity to free market capitalism. But some glaring weaknesses exist. In labor markets many workers …
Phil Alexander
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
According to the Sept. 6 article ‘Discipline disparity in C.R. under investigation,” black students account for 18.6 percent of the …
Lewis Staley
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
Thomas J. Kopecky’s Sept. 8 letter ‘Drivers have plenty of space to stop” was insightful and correct. The speeders deserve …
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