Occasionally true public servants emerge in politics. These true public servants investigate and provide positive direction not because issues are …
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Jennifer Borcherding Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2018 1:00 am2821d ago
Occasionally true public servants emerge in politics. These true public servants investigate and provide positive direction not because issues are …
Leonard Boswell Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2018 1:00 am2821d ago
I am very proud and excited about our current field of Democratic candidates. We have some of the greatest candidates …
Rebecca Barrett
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2018 8:19 am2819d ago
If you are like me, you are feeling overwhelmed by the news out of D.C. and Des Moines. I felt …
Collette Beeghly
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2018 8:20 am2819d ago
Thomas Heckroth, a candidate in the 1st Congressional District, has spent his career helping workers. As an adviser to former …
Laura Kline
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2018 8:20 am2819d ago
Like many, I wasn’t fully aware of the impact the Secretary of State’s office has on our state. When I …
Jeff Plagge
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2018 8:20 am2819d ago
We are all proud of the fact that Bill Northey, Iowa’s former agriculture secretary, has been confirmed as the under …
Matt Spellman
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2018 8:20 am2819d ago
With the upcoming election in the 1st Congressional District, we need to focus. There is a kick-butt candidate in that …
Diana Stadtmueller
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2018 8:21 am2819d ago
Seeking elected office is more than simply waging a campaign. It requires an individual with multifaceted talent and responsibility – …
Tom Carsner
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2018 11:25 am2821d ago
Mike Carberry is a Democrat making a difference. His Democratic Party principles have put good policy into effect in his …
Sen. Bob Dvorsky, Rep. Mary Mascher, Rep. Vicki Lensing, Rep. Amy Nielsen
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2018 10:03 am2821d ago
We are writing in support of Pat Heiden for Johnson County Supervisor. While we are in Des Moines representing our …
Charles N. Funk
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2018 9:53 am2821d ago
Pat Heiden has been my friend for more than a decade, and I have the highest degree of respect for …
Kenneth Hayes
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2018 9:53 am2821d ago
Having ‘an outsider’ is not always best, to say the least. Jim Houser has been in office for the better …
Greg Hearns
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2018 9:52 am2821d ago
Federation delegates, representing more than a dozen different unions and, in turn, thousands of workers in our community, voted unanimously …
Mary Abboud
Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2018 8:19 am2822d ago
I’m voting for Janelle Rettig in the Democratic primary for Johnson County supervisor because she is wicked smart. I have …
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