Letter: It’s primary choosing time

Now that early voting has begun for the June 7 primary, it's time for us to be making up our minds.

It's difficult to make a poor choice in the county supervisor contest; there are several qualified people running. The first of my three allowed votes is going to Pat Heiden - I tend to favor people who are in danger of being the smartest in the room. Being raised on a farm (and keeping up with rural issues), she also has ag credentials that will help replace what is being lost when Pat Harney exits.

In the other contested Democratic race (for U.S. Senator), Rob Hogg also meets my intelligence requirements and has unparalleled environmental credentials during his work in the Iowa Legislature. Sen. Chuck Grassley had a great run (and I didn't used to feel this way), but we can do better.

Dave Parsons

Iowa City