The Iowa GOP wants to lower the age a person can purchase a handgun from 21 to 18 with House …
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Barb Ferris Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2025 6:00 am150d ago
The Iowa GOP wants to lower the age a person can purchase a handgun from 21 to 18 with House …
Kathryn Coulter Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2025 6:00 am150d ago
The simple solution to keeping our current people in Iowa and attract new health care workers is to make our …
Joe Zalesky
Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2025 9:31 am151d ago
Chuck Grassley needed to retire with Tom Harkin. Instead, in the past decade he has managed to lock his entire …
James Pruitt
Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2025 9:31 am151d ago
When Donald Trump took office, he declared our world-leading economy to be in an “economic emergency.” This has given him …
Eric Kusiak
Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2025 9:29 am151d ago
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ SAVE Act is a flagrant assault on democracy. Only 0.00004% of all ballots cast in the 2024 …
Gerald Edgar
Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2025 9:00 am152d ago
In Iowa, we are proud to be an energy exporter, thanks in large part to the dedication of farmers and …
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AJ McBride
Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2025 6:00 am152d ago
Beneath our feet lies a hidden lifeline that is seriously threatened by the arrival of mega data centers that plan …
Gina Hanna
Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2025 6:00 am152d ago
Page A5 in Nation and World in the March 27 edition was a perfect example of why so many of …
Travis Terrell
Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2025 6:00 am153d ago
I recently filed to run for Congress in Iowa’s 1st District — because I’m tired of watching politicians like Rep. …
David Helman
Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2025 6:00 am153d ago
Sen. Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is holding hearings on judicial injunctions placed on Trump administration actions. He …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2025 6:00 am153d ago
Thoma’s Meat Market, at the corner of Muscatine Ave. and Court St. has been a wonderful addition to our neighborhood, …
Jay Stolba
Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2025 6:00 am153d ago
In her article from Sunday March 30, Althea Cole had some interesting observations and conclusions about recent town halls. She …
Charlie Reutner
Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2025 6:00 am153d ago
Following a primarily plant-based healthy diet can raise the chances of “healthy aging” at age 70, according to a study …
Russ Lenth
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2025 10:38 am156d ago
I am having a lot of trouble reconciling the political happenings we are seeing with the words used to describe …
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