I support Mike Carberry for Johnson County supervisor in the June 3 primary. An experienced and knowledgeable environmentalist with strong …
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Holly Hart Letters to the Editor May. 22, 2014 5:07 pm4142d ago
I support Mike Carberry for Johnson County supervisor in the June 3 primary. An experienced and knowledgeable environmentalist with strong …
Kelly Green-Howard Letters to the Editor May. 22, 2014 5:07 pm4142d ago
Recently, my husband and I had a house fire and I called the Cedar Rapids Fire Department. Before the Fire …
Brad Fox
Letters to the Editor May. 22, 2014 5:07 pm4142d ago
Kevin Kinney is a candidate for State Senate in District 39. I’ve known him for nearly 20 years. During that …
Dawn Aberle
Letters to the Editor May. 22, 2014 5:07 pm4142d ago
As the summer approaches and parades become part of your summer, please remember to show proper respect to our nation’s …
John Lawrence Hanson
Letters to the Editor May. 21, 2014 5:40 pm4143d ago
The May 11 editorial ‘Perfect pitch” for Prospect Meadows was generous. The praise for the project’s concept can be appreciated, …
Joshua Lawrence
Letters to the Editor May. 21, 2014 5:40 pm4143d ago
A leader developing future leaders. That is what Doug Wagemester, the athletic director at Kirkwood Community College, is. Wagemester was …
Thomas Gerhold
Letters to the Editor May. 21, 2014 5:40 pm4143d ago
On April 28, the national news played excerpts of President Barack Obama’s weekend radio address. Obama gave minimum-wage figures that …
Carol Hedberg
Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2014 5:07 pm4144d ago
I strongly support Kim Taylor for Linn County supervisor. She is a ‘gold mine” for people who need assistance. As …
Holly Hart
Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2014 5:07 pm4144d ago
I support Mike Carberry for Johnson County Supervisor in the June 3 primary. An experienced and knowledgeable environmentalist with strong …
Gene A. Krenz
Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2014 5:25 pm4145d ago
I am tired of this lingering casino talk. Let’s examine the history. Six-hundred phone calls to the so-called public to …
Susan Martinek
Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2014 5:25 pm4145d ago
We are blessed to have a great fire department. I know because my son’s family had their house struck by …
Fred Thompson
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2014 1:02 am4146d ago
Everyone is all upset about the negative outcome of the state gaming commission deliberations. A perfect example of counting chickens …
Jean Larkin
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2014 1:01 am4146d ago
Did anyone note the salaries in the Parade magazine (‘What people earn,” April 11)? Governors of Florida, Tennessee and Alabama …
Limi Meherunnesa
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2014 1:01 am4146d ago
I am a high school student from Bangladesh. I have spent the 2013-14 school year living in Cedar Rapids and …
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