Regarding the April 22 article, ‘Greene Square renovation set to begin in September”: It would be nice to have a …
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Mike Simmons Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2014 5:32 pm4164d ago
Regarding the April 22 article, ‘Greene Square renovation set to begin in September”: It would be nice to have a …
Rebecca Reiter Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2014 4:08 pm4165d ago
More than 30 years ago, Janet Lyness and I worked diligently for the Iowa ERA Amendment. She has not stopped …
Tom van Deest
Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2014 4:08 pm4165d ago
I notice The Gazette’s artist rendering of proposed changes to Greene Square is little different from the earlier one pictured …
Renetta Burlage
Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2014 4:08 pm4165d ago
I was privileged to be a part of the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight on April 22 as I served as …
Tracy Anderson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2014 4:08 pm4165d ago
We should be alarmed about the Republican attempts to restrict our voting rights by the false cry of ‘voter fraud.” …
Libby Gotschall Slappey
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2014 2:49 pm4166d ago
It’s no coincidence there’s a picture of Rosie the Riveter on Monica Vernon’s website. They both know there’s no such …
Cort Stapleton
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2014 2:49 pm4166d ago
The ‘Guns of August” boom again worldwide in August with the centennial observance of the start of World War I. …
Barbara Chadwick
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2014 2:49 pm4166d ago
The Iowa Public Health Association urges the Iowa Legislature to invest a portion of the $71 million installment in keeping …
Patricia Malatek
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2014 10:52 am4166d ago
Wow, I needed a good laugh, so what better place to look than in the letters to the editor in …
Carroll Schneider
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2014 4:05 pm4167d ago
Casino, casino, casino. That’s about all we’ve heard and gotten from our mayor and his wealthy pal investors the last …
Ladiester LaMaster
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2014 4:03 pm4167d ago
The Iowa City Community School District is thinking of cutting its budget drastically and the way the cuts are being …
Judy McDowell
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2014 4:00 pm4167d ago
Thanks to The Gazette for the articles and editorials on poverty – ‘Wage hike could lift family” March 26 by …
Cathy Eisenhofer
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2014 1:20 am4167d ago
I encourage voters to cast their ballots on June 3 (primary election) for Janet Lyness for Johnson County attorney. I …
Buzz Pounds
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2014 1:02 am4167d ago
During the primary season, politicians usually appeal fervently to the party base, but the winner then tries to appeal to …
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