I am absolutely appalled by the Kingsley Botchway’s Aug. 16 column ‘The time for change is now” and am surprised …
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I am absolutely appalled by the Kingsley Botchway’s Aug. 16 column ‘The time for change is now” and am surprised …
When I first saw the Sierra Club commercial stating Joni Ernst wanted to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), I …
In the Aug. 31 Gazette, Sunday Editor Michael Chevy Castranova quoted philosopher and TV commentator Alain de Botton: ‘The noblest …
The Cedar Rapids City Council should fix the speed camera issues immediately. Keep the speed cameras right where they are, …
Cedar Rapids should post signs at its city limits on Interstate 380 saying ‘take your business elsewhere, we don’t want …
Putting the traffic camera debate into football terminology, Cedar Rapids City Council, the home team, and State of Iowa Department …
Congressman Bruce Braley voted for Obamacare. He praised the law. Unfortunately, many of his talking points have been proven to …
Joni Ernst is all wrong for Iowa. She’s a Tea Party candidate who sounds a lot like Sarah Palin and …
The American voter ails. The malady is cognitive dissonance. This condition can be likened to the individual who owns, for …
Abiding by the U.S. Constitution made our nation powerful and prosperous in its early history. Not complying with this unique …
Geo Hunter’s letter in the Aug. 21 Gazette (‘State is punishing an innocent man”) about the tyrannical prosecution of the …
I need to write to let people in Iowa know about the Veterans Affairs hospital in Iowa City. My husband …
On Aug. 23, C-SPAN broadcast an interview of Dr. Ben Carson by Chuck Todd. During the interview, Todd claimed that …
What is happening to Cedar Rapids? Years ago, this great city’s streets were filled with shoppers. Today, the streets are …
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