It was a sad day to see Great-Grandpa Pete Hach’s tavern come down, but after two floods, 1929 and 2008, …
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By Allan Hach Letters to the Editor Jun. 5, 2014 2:49 pm4128d ago
It was a sad day to see Great-Grandpa Pete Hach’s tavern come down, but after two floods, 1929 and 2008, …
By Mary Gade Letters to the Editor Jun. 5, 2014 2:48 pm4128d ago
This is the story of a kindness. Our mail carrier, Deb Nunemake, recently took time from her route on a …
Jake Blitsch
Letters to the Editor Jun. 4, 2014 5:29 pm4128d ago
Hold on to your hats, your generic medicines and U.S. sovereignty, because the worst trade agreement imaginable is looming on …
Dean E. Owens
Letters to the Editor Jun. 4, 2014 5:29 pm4128d ago
Jim Gabbert is even more confused about money management than Ben Carson (‘Taxes fund debt, and this reduces spending,” April …
Robert J. Boes
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2014 3:48 pm4129d ago
One of the sorriest trends I have noted in recent times is the tendency of some people to denigrate outstanding …
LeRoy Hensley
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2014 3:48 pm4129d ago
I was on the Honor Flight on April 22 to Washington, D.C. It was a great trip and I’ll never …
Phyllis Hoffman
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2014 3:48 pm4129d ago
I have been very much enjoying the occasional local pictures. There are enough interesting photo opportunities in Eastern Iowa that …
Josh Thurston
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2014 3:48 pm4129d ago
On May 10, AMVETS Riders Chapter 6 of Cedar Rapids hosted a motorcycle awareness ride from the American Legion in …
Kenneth A. Hubel
Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2014 5:20 pm4130d ago
As an emeritus member of the faculty of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, I have read the …
Dick Trotter
Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2014 5:20 pm4130d ago
Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden is not alone in questioning the paid visits of county employees to the Mother …
Dave Draheim
Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2014 5:20 pm4130d ago
As I have moved out of the Cedar Rapids area, I will miss many good people, but the one thing …
Ralph Plagman and Mary Wilcynski
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2014 1:00 pm4132d ago
Gary Anhalt is a candidate for state representative from Iowa House District 65. We believe he would be an outstanding …
Anne Deupree
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2014 1:00 pm4132d ago
Bob Anderson, a Republican candidate for Iowa Senate District 39, is a proven business, civic and political leader. He has …
Dave Loebsack
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2014 1:00 pm4132d ago
Having been a congressman in the district and a former resident of Linn County, I recognize the importance of county …
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