No matter your political leanings in this highly-divided world, there is one thing all Iowans should agree on: We don’t …
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Jerry Schnurr III and Guy Cook Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2020 3:54 pm1944d ago
No matter your political leanings in this highly-divided world, there is one thing all Iowans should agree on: We don’t …
Arleigh Clemens Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2020 3:54 pm1944d ago
Phil Hemingway is exactly the right person at the right time to serve Johnson County Iowa tax payers on the …
Connie Bennett
Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2020 3:54 pm1944d ago
One of the joys of being a teacher is that you have an opportunity to see students go out into …
Scott Lindgren
Letters to the Editor Oct. 22, 2020 6:54 pm1944d ago
This is a critical time to vote for good people who will do good things for Iowa and the country. …
Jen Ferguson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 22, 2020 9:53 am1945d ago
As a nurse, I am a health care voter. That is why I am voting for Lonny Pulkrabek to represent …
May Day
Letters to the Editor Oct. 22, 2020 9:53 am1945d ago
Since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, much has been discussed about her replacement. A lot of folks have ruffled feathers …
Colleen Higgins
Letters to the Editor Oct. 21, 2020 9:33 am1946d ago
Once again, Cal Thomas started his Oct. 18 column with an interesting headline: ‘The unmentioned issue in this campaign – …
James C. Folk
Letters to the Editor Oct. 20, 2020 5:17 pm1947d ago
Ten years ago, it was odd that Iowa District 73 was drawn with straight edges and an attractive wandering line …
Rob Cole
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2020 3:47 pm1951d ago
Candidates running for office have historically wanted to do interviews with newspapers and newspapers have historically wanted to interview candidates. …
Sue Ballantyne
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2020 3:47 pm1951d ago
State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann has claimed that he’s running a strictly positive, factual campaign. But his campaign produced a TV …
Patrick DePalm
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2020 3:47 pm1951d ago
There has been a lot of talk about mail-in ballots and the Post Office’s ability to get them delivered on …
Cathy Grawe
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2020 3:47 pm1951d ago
Through her 24 years of service in the U.S. Army and decades as a physician, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks knows what …
Steve Keane, Katie Hill, David Dicken, Anne Salamon, Bob Wolff and Harriet Kalinsky
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2020 3:47 pm1951d ago
Thank you to the Public Works Department, council members and the mayor for listening to the residents of the Cottage …
John Rassler
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2020 3:47 pm1951d ago
Rebuffed by ungrateful Republicans and persecuted for his righteous preferences by readers who support ‘pro-lying, pro-hatred, pro-voter suppression, pro-petty and …
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