Iowa slowly is joining Wisconsin and Minnesota with that deer chronic wasting disease with Dubuque having another case. Several years …
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Carol Schuldt Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2019 7:15 am2517d ago
Iowa slowly is joining Wisconsin and Minnesota with that deer chronic wasting disease with Dubuque having another case. Several years …
Lee R. Overton Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2019 7:15 am2517d ago
I keep hearing of things happening in ‘the Corridor. For instance, the weather in the Corridor is such and such. …
Dave Ameling
Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2019 7:05 am2518d ago
Iowa Republicans are so predictable. Their ‘decision” on the Winneshiek County absentee ballots is a good example. Stating the law, …
Charles Cizio
Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2019 7:05 am2518d ago
Steve Holt, representing the Republican majority in the Iowa House, waxed eloquently about the fundamental and sacred right to vote …
Bret Nilles
Letters to the Editor Jan. 30, 2019 4:30 am2519d ago
Let’s make sure we got this right. Twenty-nine registered voters filled out absentee ballots on time and put them in …
Travis Weipert
Letters to the Editor Jan. 29, 2019 5:50 am2520d ago
I support changing Iowa law regarding the right of felons to vote. Only Iowa and Kentucky permanently ban all felons …
Lewis Staley
Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2019 9:45 am2520d ago
Over the last several years there have been a few news items showing a foreign legislative session breaking out into …
Russ Swearingen
Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2019 9:45 am2520d ago
My question to U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst is simple: With all the statements made by U.S. Rep. …
Bill Schoon
Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2019 9:45 am2520d ago
For the past several years I have purchased a ‘Cancer Book,” now a ‘PGA Book,” as a donation. As an …
William A. Lester
Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2019 9:45 am2520d ago
Dictionary.com defines the adjective ‘inept” as ‘without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; haplessly incompetent; inappropriate; unsuitable; …
Carol Sula
Letters to the Editor Jan. 28, 2019 9:45 am2520d ago
Iowa ranks fourth for child fatalities from car accidents, following only Mississippi, New Mexico and North Dakota. In 2016, according …
Todd Schmidt
Letters to the Editor Jan. 27, 2019 2:30 am2522d ago
At the heart of our democracy is the principle every vote, lawfully cast, should be counted. As the Iowa House …
Kathleen J. Hall
Letters to the Editor Jan. 27, 2019 2:30 am2522d ago
Please urge Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst to resist the president’s demands for a border wall. There’s no shortage …
Jerry Farmer
Letters to the Editor Jan. 27, 2019 2:30 am2522d ago
The inability of our elected leaders to compromise has led to the longest government shutdown in history. I am proud …
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