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Katie Dodge Hanson Letters to the Editor Aug. 31, 2025 12:28 am168d ago
It’s that time of year — the last days of summer vacation and excited for the first day of school! …
Mike Streb Letters to the Editor Aug. 28, 2025 9:09 am170d ago
In the 1967 movie “To Sir, With Love,” Mr. Thackery (Sidney Poitier) is a teacher in London. A fellow teacher …
Mary Anne Sheets
Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2025 6:00 am172d ago
It is nice that seniors 65 and older will now be able to exclude $6,000 if their taxable income is …
Judy Mckillip
Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 am173d ago
I’ve been a nurse for 33 years having grown up in Iowa City, born at the U of I. I …
Gary Hughes
Letters to the Editor Aug. 25, 2025 6:00 am174d ago
Those involved with Alliant’s consideration to develop land near The Eastern Iowa Airport need a refresher course in Urban Planning. …
Ted Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Aug. 25, 2025 6:00 am174d ago
I must confess, not in my wildest imagination would I have believed that when the Trump Nova of Stars (House, …
Ruth Johnson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 24, 2025 8:08 pm174d ago
Securing the border and enforcing our laws are not just political slogans. They are essential to preserve public safety and …
Carolyn Kueny
Letters to the Editor Aug. 24, 2025 6:00 am175d ago
Where is Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks? Hiding somewhere so she doesn’t have to hear the real opinions of the constituents she’s …
James McNeill
Letters to the Editor Aug. 24, 2025 6:00 am175d ago
Here are some numbers to consider after nearly a decade of Republican rule in Iowa. Our bright red state is …
Paul Lundy
Letters to the Editor Aug. 24, 2025 6:00 am175d ago
I am weary of people like Kim Davis who feign religious persecution to defend an absurd belief system, for what? …
David Kirchner
Letters to the Editor Aug. 24, 2025 6:00 am175d ago
Zelenskyy said Trump, at the summit with Putin, would achieve nothing without Ukraine. WRONG! Trump would get his marching orders …
David Sidwell
Letters to the Editor Aug. 21, 2025 6:37 am178d ago
Sometimes the truth hurts. It should, because that is how things are corrected and made right. Too many Americans have …
Frank Garfield
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2025 6:00 am179d ago
I grew up in a Democrat household. My dad was a strong union man who believed in the virtues of …
Steve Haufe
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2025 6:00 am179d ago
You cant fix stupid, i.e. the Iowa GOP. Iowa Public Radio on Aug. 6: “Gov. Reynolds’ DOGE task force is …
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