Many Iowans have a story of sharing a pint, a glass, or a meal with Kurt Michael Friese – always …
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Wendy Wasserman and Genie Gratto Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2018 1:00 am2670d ago
Many Iowans have a story of sharing a pint, a glass, or a meal with Kurt Michael Friese – always …
Shawn Ster Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2018 8:45 am2671d ago
It’s election time again, which means we’ve got a choice to make. Considering all of the heated bickering and partisan …
Doug Reimer
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2018 8:45 am2671d ago
I would like to encourage the voters of the 1st District to vote for Rod Blum for Congress. Rod is …
Dick Whitehead
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2018 8:45 am2671d ago
Candidates for state office have released their latest television ads. Like you, I always wonder about the honesty of their …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2018 8:45 am2671d ago
No doubt here. The hometown boy is our man. Voting for Rob Sand is the right thing to do. We …
Mary (Ford) Krier
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2018 8:45 am2671d ago
Why are hard working and financially struggling working class citizens voting away their health care, their social security, their IPERS, …
Benjamin Held
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2018 8:45 am2671d ago
Dr. Christopher Peters – an Army veteran, business owner, and parent of three – will let D.C. know what Midwesterners …
David Lane
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2018 8:45 am2671d ago
Two years ago, Ashley Hinson campaigned as a moderate and won House District 67. Her website’s ‘Vision” page still looks …
Chris J. Scheldrup
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2018 6:00 am2672d ago
I am a lifelong Republican who is writing to support a lifelong Democrat, Ben Rogers, for Linn County Supervisor. I …
Craig Hlas
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2018 6:00 am2672d ago
On Oct. 13, the Iowa House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to dismiss ethics complaints against Abby Finkenauer. The committee called …
Aletha Cole
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2018 6:00 am2672d ago
Capitalizing on the narrative that Managed Care spells doom, Fred Hubbell proposes Iowa return to the bureaucratic mess that was …
Todd T. Stewart
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2018 6:00 am2672d ago
For the past 40 years the Iowa Auditor of State has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Earning distinction as …
Tom Kincheloe
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2018 6:00 am2672d ago
Rod Blum is fighting for 1st District citizens in a number of areas. He secured $117 million in flood wall …
Glenn Freeman
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2018 6:00 am2672d ago
President Donald Trump repeatedly refers to journalists as enemies of the people. Trump praised Montana Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte for …
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