Who thinks that a water park will appease the voters who wanted a casino? I, for one, can’t see myself …
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Ruth Peake-Beisker Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 5:00 pm4168d ago
Who thinks that a water park will appease the voters who wanted a casino? I, for one, can’t see myself …
Harold Hensel Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
Besides continuing human pollution of the atmosphere, four added factors are coming together to destroy nature’s climate balance. Heat-trapping methane …
Orie Brown
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
I agree with Becky Leaven’s March 19 letter, ‘Birth control should not be exempt in coverage.” I believe that every …
Gene Chrischilles
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
Thank you to The Gazette for the April 20 article bringing to light the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics …
Kari Dudley
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
As the Iowa City Community School District faces the latest round of cuts following yet another budget shortfall, it is …
Amy C. Johnson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
I am writing to encourage Iowa legislators to walk away from the bill regulating e-cigarettes. This bill was introduced by …
Jo Pearson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
You unfortunately were misleading in your April 20 article ‘Booked” on World Book Night. You never mentioned the point of …
Jerry Chilton
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
Dean Varner’s April 12 letter (‘Hardships of military service deserve reward”) made a good point about supporting state tax exemption …
Rachel Ann Aalbers
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm4168d ago
Regarding the March 17 Gomers about the recent increase in cancers associated with the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), The Gazette …
Jerry R. Johnson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2014 4:14 pm4169d ago
Regarding Richard Christie’s April 1 letter, ‘Cedar Rapids should can the cameras”: In the first few sentences, he bared his …
Merle D. Wilson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2014 3:36 pm4169d ago
According to recent news articles, Waterloo and Cedar Falls are considering laying off police and fire personnel, their first line …
Joan Ford
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2014 3:36 pm4169d ago
I find it hard to believe that the administration at the University of Iowa thinks the school would be cast …
Darwin W. Hofmeister
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2014 4:58 pm4170d ago
Our books are filled with laws, our courts are filled with law breakers, there is a cry for more law …
Ethan Novak
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2014 4:58 pm4170d ago
The discovery that the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) has been looking into the credit ratings of their …
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