The May 11 editorial ‘Perfect pitch” for Prospect Meadows was generous. The praise for the project’s concept can be appreciated, …
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The May 11 editorial ‘Perfect pitch” for Prospect Meadows was generous. The praise for the project’s concept can be appreciated, …
A leader developing future leaders. That is what Doug Wagemester, the athletic director at Kirkwood Community College, is. Wagemester was …
On April 28, the national news played excerpts of President Barack Obama’s weekend radio address. Obama gave minimum-wage figures that …
I strongly support Kim Taylor for Linn County supervisor. She is a ‘gold mine” for people who need assistance. As …
I support Mike Carberry for Johnson County Supervisor in the June 3 primary. An experienced and knowledgeable environmentalist with strong …
I am tired of this lingering casino talk. Let’s examine the history. Six-hundred phone calls to the so-called public to …
We are blessed to have a great fire department. I know because my son’s family had their house struck by …
Everyone is all upset about the negative outcome of the state gaming commission deliberations. A perfect example of counting chickens …
Did anyone note the salaries in the Parade magazine (‘What people earn,” April 11)? Governors of Florida, Tennessee and Alabama …
I am a high school student from Bangladesh. I have spent the 2013-14 school year living in Cedar Rapids and …
April 20-26 was lab week across the nation, a time to highlight and recognize the tasks of clinical laboratory scientists …
Every day in the mailbox, the newspaper and on television, people are begging for donations to some cause or another. …
Never will I vote for anyone who takes our Constitution lightly because on it depends our freedom. I did not …
Once again a disgruntled driver from outside of Cedar Rapids got a speeding ticket on Interstate 380 and will never …
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