Letters to the Editor

The wake of the tragedy in Aurora, Colo., has churned up the topic of gun control on both sides of …

I found the July 22 guest column, “Civil War’s lessons,” timely and hopeful. The historian, David Goldfield, writes that the …

All Americans need to understand what President Barack Obama is selling us with his class warfare message of piling on …

Buying into the Medicaid expansion program is a fool’s dream. In the July 10 Gazette editorial, you state that the …

All I hear on televisions from Republicans is “Obama can’t create any jobs.” Well, a good start would have been …

If you believe in traditional marriage – look out! The president of Chick-fil-A, Dan Cathy, happened to say so (how …

President Barack Obama has often joined the chorus of those who praise small businesses as the economic engine that drives …

Art Staed and I have been educators in the Cedar Rapids school system for many years. As teachers, we are …

Rep. Bruce Braley’s website claims my thoughts and concerns are important to him. Unfortunately, his responses are no more than …

I recently discovered something that President Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1864. Its relevance today is uncanny! Lincoln wrote, “The world …

Jean McMenimen’s July 26 column, “Voter ID laws infringe on right to vote,” is another in the parade of excuses …

Why is it that when oil goes up even 50 cents a barrel, the price at the pump goes up …