The Iowa Treasury is not overflowing with surplus owed to the affluent. The Iowa Treasury is overflowing with IOUs. The …
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John Lawrence Hanson Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2025 6:00 am364d ago
The Iowa Treasury is not overflowing with surplus owed to the affluent. The Iowa Treasury is overflowing with IOUs. The …
John Stiegelmeyer Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2025 6:00 am364d ago
The present Democratic Party has no real leader, no direction and no solutions; they are good at squealing at the …
Jeff Barnes
Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2025 6:00 am364d ago
Thank goodness our vigilant legislators are finally paying attention to what is happening right over our heads. In addition to …
Mike Hayes
Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2025 6:00 am364d ago
All four letters in Sunday’s Community Letters section appeared to have some left-leaning tendencies attached to them. The first letter …
Abbey Miller
Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2025 6:00 am364d ago
It seems like weekly we are seeing a restaurant/family business closing for one reason or another. It’s also common to …
Tom Persoon
Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2025 6:00 am367d ago
I have lived within a mile of the CRANDIC tracks on which now-suspended Pop-Up Metro proposes to operate, and I …
Mark Conzett
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2025 8:40 am368d ago
I have never seen a community fight so hard for something that has the potential for doing more harm than …
Raymond Supalla
Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2025 8:10 am369d ago
Trump is doing what he said he would do, but a vote for him does not imply support for his …
Betty Kohout
Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2025 6:00 am370d ago
Everyday brings a new challenge to say “I’m a proud American.” Our Iowa representatives in Washington should be ashamed of …
Jon Prottsman
Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2025 6:00 am371d ago
Donald Trump is following Project 2025 to remove our democracy. He removed 17 inspectors general; people who have oversight on …
John Keeling
Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2025 6:00 am371d ago
The 14th Amendment on birthright citizenship is crystal clear. Donald Trump’s misguided attempt to abolish it is blatantly unconstitutional. As …
Anthony Miell
Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2025 6:00 am371d ago
DOGE, Elon Musk’s ill-conceived attempt to reduce the size of government, is destined to be Donald Trump’s biggest failure. The …
Michael Lewis-Beck
Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2025 6:00 am371d ago
Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad testified he “graduated from the University of Iowa a long time ago in political science, …
Jacqueline Martin
Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2025 6:00 am371d ago
How is our state government treating the children in our state? In 2024, Gov. Reynolds again rejected a program that …
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