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Joe Stutler Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2014 5:15 pm4052d ago
Petty partisan attacks are not what an election is supposed to be about. Our efforts, energies and attentions should be …
Mary Korch Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2014 5:15 pm4052d ago
In this upcoming national election, Iowans need to put their trust in political candidates who will stand up for the …
Karen Guse
Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2014 5:15 pm4052d ago
Regarding the July 29 editorial ‘Work together to address concerns” about Mission of Hope: Mission of Hope shouldn’t be on …
Tom Buresh
Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2014 5:15 pm4052d ago
On Sept. 9, the Cedar Rapids school board wants to double our school taxes – vote no. We need to …
Lynn and Glenn Vosatka
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2014 5:31 pm4053d ago
If the Aug. 8 article about Linn County sexually transmitted diseases rates wasn’t so terribly tragic, it might be laughable …
Lynn Gallagher
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2014 5:31 pm4053d ago
A letter criticized Congressman Bruce Braley for his vote against the ‘Sportsmen’s Heritage Act” (‘Ernst will preserve our basic freedoms,” …
Matthew Eden
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2014 5:31 pm4053d ago
People in the United States, both private citizens and government officials, are being ridiculously critical of Israel. Israel is once …
Cort Stapleton
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2014 5:35 pm4056d ago
Conservatives, Democrats and President Barack Obama share in the blame for the gridlock we see in Washington. They all point …
Bo Stueland
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2014 5:11 pm4056d ago
My husband is a Vietnam veteran who receives excellent care from Iowa City Veterans Affairs. Those who defended their country …
Carole Boddicker
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2014 5:11 pm4056d ago
Joni Ernst understands Iowa values. She knows these values are more important than the Washington, D.C. experience in this election. …
Donald Weatherwax
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2014 4:56 pm4056d ago
The time has come and gone for helmet law naysayers to deny reality. Helmets save lives. Studies show that enforcing …
Alvin Valentine
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2014 4:56 pm4056d ago
Regarding the July 27 letter ‘Braley fights to protect benefits”: I would like to come to Joni Ernsts’ defense and …
John G. Hanson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2014 4:56 pm4056d ago
This is a run down of my brief phone conversations with Linn County government agencies that I thought would be …
Dennis Burrier
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2014 4:56 pm4056d ago
It seems that the casino group can’t get over being outspent and defeated. The real problem is that we need …
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