Recently, the Iowa Department of Transportation ordered Cedar Valley Winery to remove a sign located on the owner’s property, even …
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David P. Miller Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2014 1:00 am4111d 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 am4111d 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 am4111d 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 am4112d 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 am4112d 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 am4112d 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 pm4113d 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 pm4113d 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 pm4113d 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 pm4113d 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 am4115d 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 am4115d ago
Thomas J. Kopecky’s Sept. 8 letter ‘Drivers have plenty of space to stop” was insightful and correct. The speeders deserve …
Herb Freese
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4115d ago
I moved here in 2012 and am appalled at the use of fall tillage by some farmers on fields next …
Pat Minor
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4115d ago
This summer, the Gaza Strip was devastated by bombs and bullets. More than 2,000 people were killed, at least 70 …
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