Clean energy, education, collective bargaining and workers’ safety, local control: Rep. Bobby Kaufmann’s votes aren’t consistent with what he tells …
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Helen Kudos Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2018 5:59 am2857d ago
Clean energy, education, collective bargaining and workers’ safety, local control: Rep. Bobby Kaufmann’s votes aren’t consistent with what he tells …
Kate Hawkins Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2018 5:59 am2857d ago
I had the pleasure of taking a bus ride to the top of Mount Trashmore at the Eco Fest on …
Marcia Swift
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2018 2:47 am2858d ago
The Humanists of Linn County want to thank Iowa Sen. Rob Hogg for the invitation to give the invocation in …
Brian Strasser
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2018 2:47 am2858d ago
I serve many roles as a row crop farmer, pork producer and an integrated solutions manager for a John Deere …
John Lundell and Jim Throgmorton
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2018 8:35 am2859d ago
Iowa is in trouble. Recent conservative control is threatening Iowa values through mismanagement of health care, declining support for public …
Amy Doerrfeld
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2018 8:35 am2859d ago
On Saturday, the Drug Enforcement Administration will host the 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This national event provides …
Mary Price
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2018 8:12 am2860d ago
We would like to offer condolences to the family of 18-year-old Jacob Markwell, who died in a crash on Otis …
Richard Rozinek
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2018 8:12 am2860d ago
Regarding Robert Hartzler’s April 12 letter ‘Firearms should be treated like vehicles”: I had to respond to Hartzler’s ill advised …
Alexis Soukup
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2018 1:00 am2861d ago
I have been involved in politics for as long as I remember, but only recently did I turn 18. With …
June Braverman
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2018 1:00 am2861d ago
I have known Janice Weiner, a candidate for the Iowa Senate, since she was a classmate of my daughter at …
Leann Cortimiglia
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2018 1:00 am2861d ago
My family is deeply rooted in Coralville. My great-great grandfather helped incorporate the town in 1871 on his land and …
Brad Kunkel
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2018 1:00 am2861d ago
Iowa is ready for the next generation of leaders to emerge and stake their claim on our future. And in …
Dennis Burrier
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2018 1:00 am2862d ago
It should be a priority in the 2018 midterm election to elect honest and respectful representatives and senators to get …
Darby Suckow
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2018 1:00 am2862d ago
Our current tax code contains a maze of special-interest loopholes that are unfair to hardworking Iowans. The government shouldn’t pick …
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