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Matthew Haile Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2014 6:20 pm4035d ago
I want to thank the The Gazette and KCRG-TV9 for writing a very good description of who I am and …
Jim Walters Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2014 6:12 pm4035d ago
Back in 2011, State Sen. Joni Ernst cast a critical vote authorizing dove hunting. That deal was crafted by Speaker …
Di Findley
Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2014 6:11 pm4035d ago
The Aug. 17 Gazette article ‘Keeping Caregivers” by Erin Jordan, sheds light on the important issue of staff turnover in …
Brett Mason
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2014 5:42 pm4036d ago
Congressman Bruce Braley is poor fit for Iowa. While President Barack Obama’s administration indicates the oil pipeline will bring jobs …
Wade Wagner
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2014 5:42 pm4036d ago
My father worked as a bridge inspector and land surveyor for the Iowa Department of Transportation and old Highway Commission …
Jim Highly
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2014 5:42 pm4036d ago
I have no illusions that Bruce Braley is a statesman-level candidate. But compared to Joni Ernst, I feel he is …
Rosemary Schwartz
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2014 1:00 am4037d ago
Recently, Iowa Public Radio conducted interviews with Rod Blum and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican candidates for Congress in the 1st and …
Lawrence Wenclawski
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2014 1:00 am4037d ago
There appears to be confusion about the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy, or PPEL, vote …
Harley Donald
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2014 1:00 am4037d ago
Is Joni Ernst more concerned with your priorities or her? You have to decide. Who has been responsible for payment …
Christine VanHorbeck
Letters to the Editor Sep. 2, 2014 5:39 pm4038d ago
Calling all politicians, this is your time to right the wrongs with your votes. People with disabilities’ rights are being …
Janet Holtman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 2, 2014 5:39 pm4038d ago
Therapy dogs are an asset and beneficial in all settings, hospitals, care centers, schools, libraries and other facilities. However, since …
Steve Berg
Letters to the Editor Sep. 2, 2014 5:39 pm4038d ago
‘They knew this was coming. They were aware of it. This didn’t sneak up on them.” This, of course, was …
Steven A. Burke
Letters to the Editor Sep. 2, 2014 1:05 am4039d ago
To our Governor Branstad: It would way over federal and state budgets to add a third lane to I-380 from …
Janelle Smith
Letters to the Editor Sep. 2, 2014 1:05 am4039d ago
Here we go again. The City Council in Cedar Rapids wants to cannibalize our Ellis Park area. They are asking …
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