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Back in the days when I was on the farm helping castrate hogs, cattle and sheep and shooting rats when …
Regarding Bob Elliott’s May 8 guest column ‘Religious extremists threaten democracy”: While the Statue of Liberty may be the most …
Reading the May 26 article ‘Patients lose as hands-on doctoring fades away” brought back some wonderful memories. Years ago when …
Cedar Rapids area letter carriers and volunteers collected thousands of pounds of food for local pantries on their annual Stamp …
The May 30 editorial ‘Slow down on regents plan” is a much-needed discussion concerning the state Board of Regents change …
Regarding Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden questioning having Linn County employees attend a seminar at the Mother Mosque of …
To pass Obamacare and to support his other proposals, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased the national debt more than …
Recently, parents and students received a letter from Linn-Mar Superintendant Katie Mulholland explaining that Indian Creek, Bowman Woods and Wilkins …
I want to clarify that I was an American fighting man who served 27 years in the military, so I …
I agree with Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden in regard to the mosque lecture (‘County attorney questions mosque lecture,” …
I read Herman Lenz’s letter with difficulty (‘Charge officers who shoot the unarmed,” May 13). Lenz suggests all officers should …
Our hometown newspaper, the Waukon Standard, has an inspiring story about the Corner of Hope Foods Resource Bank, which describes …
I’m not writing to support a candidate but to speak of the qualities we should look for in a candidate: …
The Rockwell Collins Retiree Volunteers provides more than 30,000 volunteer hours each year to support the needs in our community …
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