It is time for the Iowa Legislature, especially its GOP wing, to stop caving to large corporate interests. Their push …
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Sharon Mellon Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2018 1:00 am2839d ago
It is time for the Iowa Legislature, especially its GOP wing, to stop caving to large corporate interests. Their push …
Lawrence Rettig Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2018 1:00 am2839d ago
‘If you had a teacher with, who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly,” …
Dennis A. Benda
Letters to the Editor Mar. 17, 2018 1:00 am2839d ago
How stupid are the political parties? I’m getting email messages that want me to give money to a candidate in …
Matt Brandt
Letters to the Editor Mar. 16, 2018 3:57 pm2840d ago
The most recent news out of the Iowa Senate GOP caucus (Bill Dix resigning after an incriminating video was posted) …
Ron Moore
Letters to the Editor Mar. 16, 2018 3:56 pm2840d ago
Most of us are irritated with unidentified phone calls, even if we have caller ID. These calls often are trying …
Jerry Bertelson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 15, 2018 1:00 am2841d ago
Who pays for the hospital bills and funerals for those injured or killed from gun use? Ought it not be …
Bill Strilich
Letters to the Editor Mar. 15, 2018 1:00 am2841d ago
Patriotic American citizens have lost respect for self-serving politicians who have given us a stagnant economy and a tarnished image …
Lynn Gallagher
Letters to the Editor Mar. 14, 2018 1:00 am2842d ago
The University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) partnered with the Office of Sustainability to do an informational campaign highlighting meat …
Sam Osborne
Letters to the Editor Mar. 14, 2018 1:00 am2842d ago
President Donald Trump’s absurdity of guns in the hands of teachers would serve as a lesson to teach children that …
Aaron Rivera
Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2018 1:00 am2843d ago
America uses guns routinely to protect its politicians, airline pilots and banks. If they’re worth protecting, why aren’t our schoolchildren? …
Dale G. March
Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2018 1:00 am2843d ago
Anyone experiencing hypertension regarding the integrity of our election infrastructure? Because one always should double check news arriving on social …
Lance and Maureen Mack
Letters to the Editor Mar. 12, 2018 1:00 am2844d ago
With what we can only describe as the utmost dismay at the callousness of Sen. Jason Schultz and Sen. Brad …
Carolyn Stephenson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 12, 2018 1:00 am2844d ago
Who are the Iowa Republicans listening to? Based on the lack of response I receive when I write to Republican …
Amy Adams
Letters to the Editor Mar. 12, 2018 1:00 am2844d ago
Followers of U.S. Rep. Rod Blum’s social media pages will notice his effort to push the benefits of the GOP’s …
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