Personally and politically we must support U.S. employers and critical U.S. industries if we are to remain a strong nation. …
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Mark Havlicek Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2014 4:35 pm4105d ago
Personally and politically we must support U.S. employers and critical U.S. industries if we are to remain a strong nation. …
Joe Patten Letters to the Editor Jun. 27, 2014 4:35 pm4105d ago
Two months ago, the City of Cedar Rapids experienced a major disappointment when the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission turned …
Katie Jones
Letters to the Editor Jun. 26, 2014 5:06 pm4106d ago
I was disappointed to read Kathleen Parker’s June 3 opinion, ‘Let’s Move! campaign goes too far.” Many of her arguments …
John Macatee
Letters to the Editor Jun. 26, 2014 5:06 pm4106d ago
I’m disappointed that some people in the Iowa City Community School District and on our school board are incrementally undermining …
Marti Garrison
Letters to the Editor Jun. 26, 2014 5:06 pm4106d ago
Everything about providing free lunches in the summer is great, but I have one question: Are all those plastic lunch …
Tim O’Brien
Letters to the Editor Jun. 26, 2014 5:05 pm4106d ago
Joni Ernst, in a recent political ad, indicated that if she goes to Washington she would ‘make them squeal.” Who …
Helen Murray
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2014 5:47 pm4107d ago
I was very disappointed to see the condition of Cedar Memorial Cemetery this year when I went to place flowers …
Alan Evan-Schwartz
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2014 5:47 pm4107d ago
I enjoyed the Brucemore supplement in The Gazette. What happened to Bluesmore 2014, normally, one of the largest and best …
John Johnson
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2014 5:47 pm4107d ago
In the latest school shooting at an Oregon high school, a teenage student armed with an AR-15 military-style assault rifle …
Kay Lammers
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2014 3:00 pm4107d ago
Marion has hired an out-of-town consultant for $100,000 to come up with a new branding. A select few will be …
Neil Thomas
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2014 3:00 pm4107d ago
For eight years a cozy, relaxing nook has resided at 112 32nd St. Drive SE in Cedar Rapids. Todd Meyer …
Cindy Frese
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2014 3:00 pm4107d ago
The June 14 letter ‘Roosevelt students take pride in garden” mentioned how Roosevelt Middle School has had an ongoing project …
Robert Cribbs
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2014 3:00 pm4107d ago
The election participation rate for U.S. military services overseas was 4.6 percent in the midterm election of 2010. In the …
Jim Slitor
Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2014 5:41 pm4109d ago
Kudos to Todd Dorman for his June 3 piece ‘Branstad balks at conservation.” Branstad used his veto to slash funding …
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