Regarding The Gazette’s April 19 article ‘Attorney hopeful passes bar exam before primary”: ‘Having more experience in the job” is …
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Caroline Dieterle Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:27 pm4157d ago
Regarding The Gazette’s April 19 article ‘Attorney hopeful passes bar exam before primary”: ‘Having more experience in the job” is …
Michael Shea Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2014 4:49 pm4158d ago
I have seen articles in The Gazette about HBO wanting to film its series ‘Girls” on the University of Iowa …
Bill Skow
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2014 4:49 pm4158d ago
Your April 29 news article, ‘Lawmakers reach accord on budget for human services,” quoted Gov. Terry Branstad’s spokesman about treatment …
Richard Pohorsky
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2014 4:49 pm4158d ago
I would like to ask all Cedar Rapids and Linn County residents who enjoy casino entertainment to not go to …
Dean Barnum
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2014 4:49 pm4158d ago
Monica Vernon is a good listener, strategic planner, community leader, small-business advocate and authentic voice for progress. She has an …
Eric Miller
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2014 5:27 pm4159d ago
At the end of March, I took my family on a road trip to southern Illinois. I picked Cedar Rapids …
Gary Thompson
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2014 5:27 pm4159d ago
If banks want the police to catch bank robbers, then they should update their security cameras. A fuzzy photo isn’t …
George W. Kunzman Jr.
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2014 5:27 pm4159d ago
The use of marijuana as a medicine is the most powerful argument that recreational use of marijuana should be illegal. …
Glenn E. Chatfield
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2014 5:27 pm4159d ago
Orie Brown made the typical excuses as to why employers should provide their employees with free birth control (‘Birth control …
by John H. Yanda
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2014 10:27 am4159d ago
I would like to thank all the people in the band and the huge crowd that greeted the Honor Flight …
by Gary L. Roberts
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2014 10:27 am4159d ago
Kudos to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission on their 4-to-1 vote to reject a casino license to Cedar Rapids. …
By Diane Darr
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2014 10:27 am4159d ago
I am an affected landowner and on the board of The Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance. We are the non-profit …
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Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2014 4:29 pm4161d ago
Regarding the April 26 article ‘Aide was paid, but for what?”: I’m so tired of reading where someone in state …
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Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2014 4:29 pm4161d ago
Vote out Congress members beholden to special interests When the men and women who fought World War II returned, and …
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