Letters to the Editor

Thank God for Bob Vander Plaats, a man of inestimable courage, vision and determination. Who else could have lost a …

I am trying to bring awareness about child soldiers in Uganda. Children younger than me are forced against their own …

Several recent letter writers have spoken out against homosexuality – strong words about the “abomination to God” and the “special …

I hear how President Obama raised taxes, how he doesn’t believe in American exceptionalism and that, of course, that backs …

During the campaign, Terry Branstad vowed to deregulate corporate agriculture. Such a move would benefit only the factory farm industry. …

I burn biomass that grows all around us and would rot into greenhouse gases anyway without extracting its heat in …

Federal reserve monetary policies of easy money were the principal cause of speculative bubbles in the Internet, real estate, commodities, …

Linn County Health Department spending a $2 million grant to hire people to find a way to get smokers from …

Congressman Dave Loebsack’s first post-election vote was to vote for Nancy Pelosi as House Minority Leader, rather than Dan Boren, …

The Nov. 18 articles about Newt Gingrich’s visit poorly represented his visit. Did you know that Mr. Gingrich, during a …

To the person who wrote it won’t help taxing the rich (Thursday letter, James Iverson). Wrong. I get my information …

National Public Radio’s knee-jerk reaction of firing Juan Williams over his comments was a mistake. But it was only one …