During this time of chaos within our government, many of us are feeling uncertainty about our financial futures. But the …
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Shari Albrecht Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2025 6:00 am227d ago
During this time of chaos within our government, many of us are feeling uncertainty about our financial futures. But the …
Mike Hayes Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2025 6:00 am227d ago
Trump Derangement Syndrome has liberal Democrats losing their minds. They are so hell-bent on resisting Trump, it is hard to …
Peter Hansen
Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2025 6:00 am227d ago
We frequently hear that President Donald Trump is simply fulfilling promises he made to voters. Did he promise voters that …
Thomas Skadow
Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2025 6:00 am227d ago
In 2024 according to the USDA the United States exported $10.5 billion worth of beef, $8.6 billion worth of pork …
Mary McBee
Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2025 6:00 am227d ago
The other day I read that the Taliban, the extreme political group in Afghanistan that our president calls terrorists, is …
Anne Michael
Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2025 10:47 pm227d ago
I am so sorry to report that I missed the funeral. The once upon a time Republican Party is no …
George Jones
Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2025 10:48 pm227d ago
I was deeply alarmed to read the recent New York Times article reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the …
Steve Springer
Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2025 11:40 am229d ago
It disgusts me that our government is not capable of making long-range measurable plans that last past the term of …
Linda Svoboda
Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2025 11:40 am229d ago
Let’s add these things up. President Donald Trump’s administration is attacking: due process, free speech, judges, the press, private and …
Melanie Nollsch
Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2025 6:00 am231d ago
I am a retired professor of Early Childhood Education. In the course of my work, I placed students in a …
Maria Taylor
Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2025 7:21 am232d ago
As an Iowan, I believe Medicaid is a lifeline — providing critical health care to our seniors, children, veterans, people …
Vicki Aden
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2025 6:00 am233d ago
People supporting the SAVE Act seem to believe that even one vote by a noncitizen is too much to risk, …
Paul Deaton
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2025 10:11 pm233d ago
I respect Republican Sen. Joni Ernst for her service as the commanding officer of a transportation company during the Iraq …
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2025 10:11 pm233d ago
At least two presidents (Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson) and one House speaker (Sam Rayburn) have used the line, “It takes …
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