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Dennis Naughton Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2023 6:00 am764d ago
This Thanksgiving, when our family sits down at the table, we will be thankful for the 150 children, older students …
Richard Gray Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2023 6:00 am764d ago
Monday’s Gazette (Nov. 6) had a thrilling story about how to tip. How to tip? Surely you can do better …
Thomas Cook
Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2023 6:00 am764d ago
In Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ weekly newsletter Nov. 5 she included a photo of herself with Paul Bishop, president and CEO …
Patricia Patnode
Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2023 6:00 am764d ago
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s Oct. 31 Gazette op-ed “USDA is standing up for American producers” responded to my Oct. 22 …
Jeffrey Schaefer
Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2023 6:00 am764d ago
Although I agree and disagree with the opinions of Althea Cole and Tpdd Dorman on a regular basis (it varies …
Larry Hodgden
Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2023 6:00 am765d ago
Nov. 11 is a day set aside to honor America’s veterans who, beginning with the Revolutionary War and winning our …
Tom van Deest
Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2023 6:00 am766d ago
I voted for the Cedar Rapids Schools bond issue. I have supported school bond issues in the past because I …
Newman Abuissa
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2023 5:00 pm767d ago
On Nov. 1, 2023, the Iowa Democratic Party released a statement that claimed a University Democrats at Iowa statement “included …
Jerry Gillion
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2023 4:45 pm767d ago
The response of our newly elected Speaker of the House to the recent mass shooting was that “Prayer is appropriate …
Marcia Swift
Letters to the Editor Nov. 7, 2023 9:10 am769d ago
We will remember Lewiston, Uvalde, Buffalo, E Lansing, El Paso, Las Vegas, Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, Oxford, Colorado Springs, and …
Kristen Mead
Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2023 6:00 am770d ago
Thank you to the Gazette for sponsoring the forum regarding the Cedar Rapids Community School District bond issue. Watching both …
Jeanne Wampler
Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2023 6:00 am770d ago
I am supporting Jen Neumann’s re-election campaign for Cedar Rapids school board. As a business owner and a parent of …
Michael Hovland and Nancy Jones
Letters to the Editor Nov. 5, 2023 6:00 am771d ago
If you’ve driven up Rochester Avenue in Iowa City to see the results of the reconstruction project, you know what …
Clark Weaver
Letters to the Editor Nov. 5, 2023 6:00 am771d ago
For 49 years I have dedicated my service to the Linn-Mar school district as an educator, coach, mentor, substitute teacher, …
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