We support Monica Vernon in the Democratic primary election as candidate for 1st District Congressional representative. She is well qualified. …
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Teddy and Bill Shuttleworth Letters to the Editor May. 17, 2014 1:00 pm4147d ago
We support Monica Vernon in the Democratic primary election as candidate for 1st District Congressional representative. She is well qualified. …
Joe Gantner Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2014 5:06 pm4148d ago
I oppose the president’s failed progressive policies, therefore I am a racist. I oppose abortion, therefore I am anti-woman. I …
Kris Nunemaker
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2014 5:06 pm4148d ago
The May 4 story, ‘Riverside CEO’s link to Lamberti draws scrutiny,” should have been front-page news. You could have sold …
Jon Burgett
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2014 5:05 pm4148d ago
I saw on CNN that legislators are looking to regulate e-cigarettes and/or the use of e-cigarettes by citizens in other …
Ken Engledow
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2014 5:05 pm4148d ago
There is a good and easy casino solution for all gamblers in the state who are not near a casino. …
Stan and Delores Thompson
Letters to the Editor May. 15, 2014 4:49 pm4149d ago
Janelle Rettig does her job well. She has been a strong and effective Johnson County supervisor (www.janellerettig.com). Let’s keep her …
Jim Wing
Letters to the Editor May. 15, 2014 4:49 pm4149d ago
After reading about the plans for Greene Square Park, I would offer the following suggestions: 1. Eliminate the tiny oval …
James Scheffler
Letters to the Editor May. 15, 2014 4:49 pm4149d ago
I spent 30 years with Iowa State Parks for the old Iowa Conservation Commission and the Department of Natural Resources. …
Grant Kimberley
Letters to the Editor May. 15, 2014 4:49 pm4149d ago
Senatorial candidate Matt Whitaker’s May 7 guest column, ‘Remove renewable fuels’ safety net,” makes many faulty assumptions that should concern …
Paula Hernandez
Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2014 5:19 pm4150d ago
OK, let’s see, a few weeks ago The Gazette had a headline that read something like ‘Things are looking up” …
Lan Nowotny
Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2014 5:18 pm4150d ago
There you go again. Another ‘gun violence” headline in the April 30 Gazette (‘Gun violence climbs in C.R.”), parroted by …
Ted Healey
Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2014 5:18 pm4150d ago
Just as Cedar Rapids is licking its wounds over the loss of the casino project, Fred Timko, the Godwin family, …
Shirley Fuller
Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2014 5:18 pm4150d ago
If I were a gambler, I think I’d be very uncomfortable walking into a casino that worked so hard to …
Dave Ameling
Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2014 5:18 pm4150d ago
Another legislative session, another session with our representatives singing a familiar song: ‘We cannot fix Iowa because we are running …
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