Thirty-four years ago, a lady was told she had breast cancer. Several surgeries, chemo, pills and 12 years later, at …
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Thirty-four years ago, a lady was told she had breast cancer. Several surgeries, chemo, pills and 12 years later, at …
I was distressed to read Ken Lowen’s letter (“Veterans offer much to today’s workplaces,” Sept. 12). His remarks concerning Don …
I feel compelled to answer the Sept. 6 letter titled “What President Obama has accomplished.” I have watched this man …
In his Sept. 12 letter, Ken Lowen is mistaken in his assessment of Don Tyne. Tyne is my hero and …
In a recent guest column, Cindy Golding (Sept. 11) referred to a recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board. …
Cedar Rapids is continuously developing and changing but what remains constant is the importance of supporting our children and their …
At one time, hemp was an important agricultural and industrial crop. I found one source stating that some high oil-yielding …
Columnist Todd Dorman’s “Just who are tax avoiders” (Aug. 28) was an intellectual shell game. Dorman quoted the Tax Policy …
I keep hearing these expressions from Republican pundits and presidential candidates: Small government, nonintrusive government. I wonder what they have …
I’m calling for an obvious part of the solution to the national budget crisis: cut the $600 billion of taxpayer …
I moved here a few years ago from Seattle, Wash. The local paper there always published recommendations on who they …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent a lot of time campaigning on the promise of giving states the power to …
As the college football season unfolds, I think about the Big Ten’s decision to give the two divisions’ the names …
We had a budget deficit even before George Bush took office. Bush did not lead us into two wars. We …
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