I just returned from a rewarding trip to Washington D.C. on the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight, sponsored by Rockwell Collins. …
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George Tobiason Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2014 7:27 am4124d ago
I just returned from a rewarding trip to Washington D.C. on the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight, sponsored by Rockwell Collins. …
Mel Holubar Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2014 7:26 am4124d ago
Veterans and guardians met on Oct. 5 for an Honor Flight orientation by the volunteer staff. This prepared us for …
Don Gallagher
Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2014 7:25 am4124d ago
Regarding the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight on Oct. 21: From the first correspondence to the last communication, the flight could …
Bill & Gloria Jahnel
Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2014 12:00 am4126d ago
A note of thanks to the workers who keep the biking trails clean and nice. As my husband and I …
Joe Page
Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2014 12:00 am4126d ago
America has voted and America will soon squeal, but not understand what is happening to them. Shut down the ‘guvmint?” …
Eileen Fisher
Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2014 12:00 am4126d ago
It is interesting that after being denied a casino license, Cedar Rapids wants to open the only smoke free casino …
John Arbore
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2014 12:00 am4127d ago
On Nov. 3, in a crowded church parking lot used by parents to drop off and pick up their kids …
Karen Kessler
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2014 12:00 am4127d ago
On behalf of the Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, I want to thank the community of Cedar Rapids …
John Busbee
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2014 12:00 am4127d ago
I recently traveled from Des Moines to attend the Civil War Symposium presented by the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art …
Ken Thimmesch
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2014 12:00 am4127d ago
Bruce Braley ran his senatorial campaign like a Halloween contest to see who could be the scariest. He almost plagiarized …
Rich Patterson
Letters to the Editor Nov. 8, 2014 12:00 am4128d ago
The front page Gazette article about the Salt Fork Farm near Solon details challenges and opportunities in a growing form …
Robert & Lois Buckley
Letters to the Editor Nov. 8, 2014 12:00 am4128d ago
Who’d a thought the goofy Bob Saget could win us over with f-bombs and profanity? Saget, the same guy who …
Rick Martin
Letters to the Editor Nov. 8, 2014 12:00 am4128d ago
Since our forefathers founded this country, America’s military has battled to keep it – to keep us – safe. To …
Carol & George Schudt
Letters to the Editor Nov. 7, 2014 12:00 am4129d ago
We were having a quiet dinner at the Taste of China on Oct. 22 when to our surprise, the waiter …
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