It’s discouraging to see veterans’ issues used as a political talking point when elections roll around. But what is even …
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Benjamin Hanson Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2020 9:27 am2016d ago
It’s discouraging to see veterans’ issues used as a political talking point when elections roll around. But what is even …
Don Paulson Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2020 1:33 pm2018d ago
I am glad to see that Lonny Pulkrabek is running for the Iowa House. Lonny grew up working on farms …
John Klaus
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2020 1:27 pm2018d ago
Groups from the Iowa medical community and many local governments have asked Gov. Kim Reynolds to make face masks mandatory …
Bob Yeats
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2020 1:00 am2018d ago
Our multimillionaire Sen. Charles Grassley, in his most Marie Antoinette moment, has spoken against the extension of the $600 federal …
Katy Hansen
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2020 3:04 pm2020d ago
It’s time to look at what is working to discover how we need to change to make our society better …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2020 2:46 pm2020d ago
Matt Brandt It’s time to be rid of the rantings of syndicated columnist Cal Thomas. On July 26, he assured …
Jean Thorson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2020 8:57 am2018d ago
President Donald Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds have something in common: both defer to ‘some people” who apparently contradict known …
Ronald Ritchie
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2020 1:05 pm2020d ago
It is beyond imagining that Gen. George Washington, witnessing the starvation and death that stalked his army at Valley Forge, …
Sharon Ullrick
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2020 10:24 am2020d ago
This Administration and Congress don’t seem to realize that there are millions of people who want to work but because …
Jennifer Miller
Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2020 12:41 pm2021d ago
I don’t like haunted houses so I have chosen never to go to one. I think the main reason I …
Janice and Robert Carson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2020 1:23 pm2021d ago
In response to the letter from Alvin Cummings of Walker (‘Humans not intended to wear masks” Aug. 2). Wearing masks …
Peggy Stover
Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2020 8:00 am2022d ago
Do credibility, honesty and truth still matter? First district voters will decide in choosing between U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer and …
Tim Negro
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am2025d ago
Truth be known, Joe Biden was not my first choice for the Democratic presidential nominee. He would not have received …
Deloria Jacobsen
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2020 6:00 am2025d ago
I am so sorry about the way our police force is being treated. You have a job that is dangerous …
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