The firetruck for Fire Station No. 7 left for a call at 5 p.m. Sunday. I am writing this to …
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Jill Jamieson Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2025 6:00 am82d ago
The firetruck for Fire Station No. 7 left for a call at 5 p.m. Sunday. I am writing this to …
Shari Albrecht Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2025 6:00 am82d ago
Recently, AG Brenna Bird used Charlie Kirk’s killing to remind everyone that “the right to free speech must be protected.” …
Jenna Hammerich
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2025 9:48 am83d ago
As farmers at Blueyah Blueberry Farm in Iowa, we take pride in being good stewards of the land and responsible …
Joel Wells
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2025 6:00 am84d ago
Let this be a warning — I am an American and I will fight for our rights. America means freedom …
Frank Kloucek
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2025 8:57 am85d ago
Sen. Jack Kibbie was a man of integrity who led by example. His legacy of leadership for family farm agriculture …
Fred Hubler
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2025 8:57 am85d ago
The Iowa Utilities Board regulates electric utilities. They don’t have the authority to dictate how a utility produces its electricity …
Paul Deaton
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2025 6:00 am85d ago
There is little to say about the death by gun violence of Charlie Kirk. Too many U.S. citizens die of …
John Keeling
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2025 6:00 am86d ago
I condemn the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann says “In America, we settle our differences …
Carolyn Stephenson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2025 6:00 am86d ago
The Trump administration is well on its way to cementing authoritarian rule in the United States. Trump is illegally using …
Tim Bickel
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2025 6:00 am87d ago
“We’re in a war … Do whatever is necessary to save our democracy,” Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy urged. Shortly after, …
Dale Netherton
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2025 6:00 am87d ago
When a school district loses patronage it consolidates or simply disappears. When Iowa counties realize they are underfunded they plead …
Scott Loggins
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2025 6:00 am87d ago
I recently met with a friend/developer from Tucson, AZ. Rather than a building model of retail on the ground level, …
Adam Cooper
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2025 6:00 am87d ago
After reading the recent article regarding Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo, a Mexican immigrant in this country illegally, I asked …
Ted Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Sep. 20, 2025 10:23 pm87d ago
So much political violence seems to have roots and is flamed by the far right AND far left on mostly …
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