I just saw the Supreme Court has decided to uphold President Donald Trump’s ban, denying transgender people the right to …
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Rob Randall Letters to the Editor Jan. 26, 2019 10:50 am2581d ago
I just saw the Supreme Court has decided to uphold President Donald Trump’s ban, denying transgender people the right to …
Tim Boyle Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2019 8:45 am2582d ago
Wow! If sophistry were an Olympic sport, columnist Adam Sullivan just executed a bold and graceful triple-Salchow (‘Like Trump, Iowa …
Andrew Bartholomew
Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2019 8:45 am2582d ago
During the last session of Congress, a good deal of pressure was placed on lawmakers for not sufficiently reaching out …
Myrna Loehrlein
Letters to the Editor Jan. 24, 2019 7:16 am2584d ago
The right to vote is the basic right of a democracy. Though some may make arguments in favor of taking …
Daniel Spahn
Letters to the Editor Jan. 24, 2019 7:15 am2584d ago
As I read syndicated columnist Walter Williams, I was reminded of the letter requesting his columns be removed from The …
Craig Wood
Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2019 7:30 am2585d ago
As the owner of an electric vehicle, I was at first outraged when I read the Iowa Department of Transportation …
Larry Hodgden
Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2019 7:30 am2585d ago
Our greatest crisis resides in the White House and has managed to create a humanitarian crisis on the border while …
Ronald Birkenholz
Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2019 3:30 am2586d ago
So, another federal court has sided with animal welfare activists and determined – in the name of freedom of speech …
James R. Daily
Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2019 3:30 am2586d ago
Regarding the electoral college: This process of election was instituted to ‘afford a moral certainty that the office of the …
Sue Humphrey
Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2019 12:30 am2587d ago
Bigotry of any kind should not be tolerated by anyone, but especially by those elected to office because they represent …
Clem DeMuth
Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2019 12:30 am2587d ago
How can we get Congress to start thinking of the people and all of our problems and not their precious …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2019 5:00 am2588d ago
When I was younger, I went to a local bank for a loan. The bank officer, who was the head …
Sarah Wilson
Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2019 5:00 am2588d ago
After the behavior I witnessed at Oasis Coffee Shop in Tipton during a snowy Saturday town hall meeting, there is …
Douglas Ryan
Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2019 5:00 am2588d ago
President Donald Trump is promising to build a wall between Mexico and the U.S. He says that if Congress won’t …
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