Having served as director and worked for a non-profit in Dubuque for nearly five years, I can verify the strong …
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Having served as director and worked for a non-profit in Dubuque for nearly five years, I can verify the strong …
Payday loan businesses bring suffocating debt and misery to many borrowers. The 1995 law legalizing them in Iowa made them …
I am firmly against increasing the pay for Linn County supervisors. I feel that they are more than adequately paid …
In Sen. Chuck Grassley’s opening statement at the Committee Hearing on the Causes of Gun Violence (Jan. 20), he said: …
If the (Linn County) casino vote passes, the developers should strongly consider having it, and all surrounding areas, smokefree. There …
Even though I live in Cedar Rapids, I have been following the developments for a new casino in Sioux City. …
The (Linn County) casino vote (March 5) reminds me of the old saying it’s my ball and you’re going to …
The Linn County supervisors are in a hurry to talk about their pay raises? Why should there be a speedy …
Since the horrific killings at Sandy Hook, there has been much talk about keeping guns out of the hands of …
Just a letter to express my gratitude to Frank King and his stalwart anti-casino group. Thank heavens for people endowed …
I’ve been actively listening to the GOP, young and old, talk about what they need to do to change their …
I support the Feb. 11 letter by Steve Throssel, “Dogs, not guns, are teacher’s best friend”. I have begun working …
I recently attended a Town Hall meeting in Hiawatha concerning the issue of puppy mills in Iowa. The program was …
Last month marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court abortion decision. Forty years later, it …
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