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Bob Welsh Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2022 6:00 pm1250d ago
While AARP does not endorse candidates, they do identify the top issues of importance to older citizens. Their list, published …
David Sidwell Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2022 6:00 am1252d ago
The majority of Americans seem to have a few things on their wish list, putting politics on notice: 1. They …
Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2022 6:15 am1253d ago
Five years ago, I attended a “listening” session held by then State Reps. Ashley Hinson and Ken Rizer. The room …
Margaret Stephen
Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2022 6:00 am1254d ago
As a retired union member I know first hand how unions protect workers rights. For too long, the power and …
Ellen Ballas
Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2022 6:00 am1254d ago
Americans want better wages that Democrats are fighting for. We support universal health care, Social Security and Medicare which is …
John Freese
Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2022 7:00 am1255d ago
Joe Biden has been pushing for this outrageous plan that transfers student loan debt onto the backs of taxpayers. Those …
Mark Conzett
Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2022 6:45 am1255d ago
Edmund Burke said “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Perhaps it …
Garry Klein
Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2022 6:30 am1255d ago
Leave it to very senior Sen. Chuck Grassley to attack Mike Franken for supposedly dissing rural Iowans. Mike Franken is …
Eileen McDermott
Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2022 6:15 am1255d ago
Why is Cedar Rapids and Linn County allowing all these junk properties all over town? Some of them look like …
Leslie Carpenter
Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2022 6:00 am1255d ago
Where is Rep. Ashley Hinson’s outrage now? The Dept. of Justice continues to provide information about classified government documents stored …
Steve Patton
Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2022 6:00 am1255d ago
President Biden skipped some elementary math classes. He can’t add, subtract, or multiply. All he can do is divide. Steve …
Ed Wasserman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2022 7:00 am1256d ago
From his website we read: “As the 65th Governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves continues to build on his strong record …
Gary Ellis
Letters to the Editor Sep. 9, 2022 6:00 am1257d ago
The Biden Admin wants to fix college student debt by making it worse. The underlying cause of student debt is …
Elizabeth Belden
Letters to the Editor Sep. 8, 2022 6:00 am1258d ago
When we vote on Nov. 8 we will be expressing our support for candidates running for local, county, state, and …
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