I was riding my motorcycle on First Avenue on the afternoon of July Fourth when I was chased down by …
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Jeff VanDerMillen Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2014 5:56 pm4094d ago
I was riding my motorcycle on First Avenue on the afternoon of July Fourth when I was chased down by …
Dan Hollrah Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2014 5:56 pm4094d ago
On June 28, I read a letter to the editor (‘Support domestic energy companies” by Mark Havlicek) arguing for support …
Vonda Birchmier
Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2014 5:56 pm4094d ago
We just celebrated our country’s 238th Independence Day. Kudos to everyone who planned Cedar Rapids’ activities for 2014. As I …
Linda Armitage
Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2014 5:56 pm4094d ago
Politicians always say they fight for the middle class or the ‘average” American. That makes sense as the middle class …
Ron Valenta
Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2014 6:31 pm4095d ago
As I drive through Cedar Rapids on Interstate 380, I see a huge potential opportunity for recreational activity, economic impact …
Janet Kvach
Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2014 6:31 pm4095d ago
Since 2000, agriculture has gone from a $12 billion to $30 billion industry in Iowa. The money moves throughout the …
Julie Corken Zimmer
Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2014 6:30 pm4095d ago
Contrary to the opinion of a letter writer (‘Reader disappointed in paper’s coverage,” July 1 by Scott Sander), I find …
Dale Fitzgibbons
Letters to the Editor Jul. 4, 2014 1:00 am4099d ago
The June 25 story, ‘UI alum behind trademark cancellation,” appears to point up the latest ‘absurdity du jour” in a …
Terry Heller
Letters to the Editor Jul. 4, 2014 1:00 am4099d ago
I think authors should be embarrassed after they place their names under email circulated screeds presented as letters to the …
James Hart
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2014 5:12 pm4099d ago
As a supporter of wind energy in Iowa, I was disappointed to read a letter (‘Vote against Rock Island Clean …
Laddie D. Oliver
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2014 5:12 pm4099d ago
Taking control of the United States through voter fraud is a form of treason. The increased reports of voter fraud …
David Andrews
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2014 5:12 pm4099d ago
I have been hearing from Linn County Blues Society members that Brucemore has canceled one of this city’s great events, …
Rick Moyle
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2014 5:06 pm4099d ago
The Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO members, friends, family members and colleagues are not patronizing Staples, and we have voted to …
Richard Pohorsky
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2014 5:06 pm4099d ago
I find it curious that the city can ‘find” approximately $2 million for a face-lift for Greene Square Park in …
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