I often read articles in The Gazette about making downtown Cedar Rapids vibrant and viable. One concern I can’t recall …
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Amy Foster Letters to the Editor Dec. 10, 2023 5:00 am736d ago
I often read articles in The Gazette about making downtown Cedar Rapids vibrant and viable. One concern I can’t recall …
Brinda Vittal Letters to the Editor Dec. 10, 2023 5:00 am736d ago
I am writing to emphasize a critical issue impacting Iowa communities — the need for more Community Health Workers (CHWs). …
Susanna Amend
Letters to the Editor Dec. 10, 2023 5:00 am736d ago
Republicans need to think long and hard about who will be the Republican presidential nominee. It has to be someone …
Sadie Rogerson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 8:22 pm739d ago
Field corn may be Iowa’s top crop, but recently something else has been growing in the state too: solar (State …
Thomas Hill
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 8:21 pm739d ago
Highly respected members of the Republican Party are warning of the danger Donald Trump represents. Liz Cheney, daughter of Dick …
Dan Feltes
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 3:44 pm740d ago
It is easy to think that families going hungry and food needs may have peaked at the height of COVID-19. …
Ann Treanor
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 3:44 pm740d ago
I stand in awe of Joni Ernst. She is standing up to one of the most hateful & destructive senators …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 6:00 am740d ago
Mike Valley’s (Nov. 30, 1A) observation that “there wouldn’t be more than two” out of 50 “kids” today who could …
Clark Rieke
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 6:00 am740d ago
Under the disputed and polarized interpretations of the historical facts regarding Palestine and Israel are universal principles and paths for …
Darryl Syverson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 5:00 am740d ago
Iowans, can you finally see through the manure? The DNR has backtracked on having stricter regulations on large cattle operations …
Stephen Brubaker
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2023 5:00 am740d ago
I would like to thank the city for all the hard work they put in to maintain and fix our …
David Doyle
Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2023 9:54 am742d ago
One of the greatest Americans ever born in my opinion is Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. I have to believe …
Beth Hammell and Cindy Sale
Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2023 6:00 am742d ago
A sincere thank you to Cedar Rapids for making Gems of Hope a viable means of support for cancer patients …
Gerald Ott
Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2023 5:33 pm742d ago
Diversity, equity, and inclusion isn’t a list of dos and don’ts. It’s not being “politically correct.” Nor being colorblind. Nor …
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