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Rachel Gantt Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2022 6:00 am1275d ago
Reach out to your representative whether or not you voted for them. I think as a society we have come …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 23, 2022 9:15 am1274d ago
I recently saw a commercial for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s re-election campaign. It paints a very ugly picture about our …
Ann Fields
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2022 7:00 am1277d ago
The Democrats recently passed three bills that work for everyday Iowans. 1.The CHIPS and Science bill will strengthen American semiconductor …
Timothy Enyart
Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2022 6:00 am1278d ago
Politicians nowadays love to say that they are ‘for the people’. However, how often do we see these politicians actually …
Jennifer Buck
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2022 6:00 am1279d ago
I like having access to inexpensive, reliable electric power, especially during hot summers. We lost the Duane Arnold Nuclear Power …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2022 6:00 am1280d ago
Recently, I have been reflecting on my journey from my time in service to full-time business owner traveling the state …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2022 6:00 am1280d ago
On last Wednesday’s editorial page Cal Thomas called for the burial of the public school system. His main argument was …
Nancy Sauerman
Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2022 6:00 am1281d ago
Since the FBI search for sensitive, classified documents at Mar-a Lago, Sen. Chuck Grassley has been criticizing the FBI, the …
Torri Freese
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2022 7:00 am1283d ago
As a mom of two boys, Ashley Hinson has fought long and hard to ensure that schools offer an in-person …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2022 6:45 am1283d ago
While Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Randy Feenstra, and Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley all vociferously demand transparency and …
Niles Ross
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2022 6:30 am1283d ago
Perform abortions using religious and conscience exemptions. Various religious hospitals didn’t perform abortions, even when they were legal. Various religious …
Kyran Cook
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2022 6:15 am1283d ago
Curious why not one Republican voted for the inflation reduction bill recently negotiated by Sens. Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin, …
Tim Bren
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2022 6:00 am1283d ago
The only rule you need to follow when you are approaching, or within, or exiting a roundabout is to yield …
Betty Kohout
Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2022 7:30 am1284d ago
When the Jan. 6 hearings started, Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst claimed she wasn’t listening to the hearings and was …
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