I would like to thank the Cedar Rapids Downtown District (now part of the Metro Economic Alliance) for its hard …
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I would like to thank the Cedar Rapids Downtown District (now part of the Metro Economic Alliance) for its hard …
Summer has arrived and I wish to remind adults that riding lawn mowers were never invented to carry children. Every …
As I look at the campaign ads and statements I can’t help wondering what the political writers actually think of …
Attempts to empower student learning, using results of standardized testing, will prove futile to providing individualized learning for all students. …
How embarrassing and disappointing it is to watch media coverage about the University of Iowa and President Sally Mason. Dr. …
Although it seems abnormal, I don’t strongly object to same-sex couples getting married. The big question to me is the …
A recent letter writer claimed that Iowa Supreme Court justices had bullied Iowans by allowing same-sex marriage (“Court bullied Iowans …
I believe that a gas tax will be the best way to pay for road construction. Brenda Neville, president of …
It is my opinion that language was designed to produce agreement. And, language must be accompanied by respect and honesty …
Thank you for your coverage of Linn County’s recent designation as a small wind innovation zone (“Not-so-mighty wind projects welcome …
We need to keep Joel Miller as Linn County auditor. He’s kept a close eye on our county spending. He’s …
The gist of the May 24 editorial “Preserving Alaska benefits Iowa” seems to be that drilling for oil in Alaska …
Mental illness seems to be a subject that many don’t want to think about. They don’t want to deal with …
In response to Bob Yeats’ May 14 letter “Rockwell Collins feeding military drone program”: As a resident of Cedar Rapids …
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