I’m a big fan of daylight saving time. The article discussing lawmakers efforts to eliminate the summer switch stated that …
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Edward Kosowski Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2017 12:00 am3293d ago
I’m a big fan of daylight saving time. The article discussing lawmakers efforts to eliminate the summer switch stated that …
Dorothy Ramsey Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2017 12:00 am3293d ago
Every man or woman in the United States except for the Native American is a foreigner as in today’s refugees. …
Paul Gilbert
Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2017 11:49 am3295d ago
Need a job? Apply to Joni Ernst! Based on her vote for Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, it appears …
Cindy Adhikari
Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2017 11:50 am3295d ago
It’s obvious that the Russians tried to sabotage the presidential election. Their laser-focused dedication suggests that they had a particular …
Rich Zeis
Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2017 12:00 am3296d ago
Kudos to FedEx driver Matt Uhrin for breaking up an illegal flag-burning protest in Iowa City on Jan. 26. Uhrin, …
Don Taylor
Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2017 12:00 am3296d ago
I’m not against protesting as long as it is done in a proper, peaceful way. Of course, now people are …
Elizabeth A. Belden
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
There they go again: Iowa Republican legislators offering solutions to problems that don’t exist. The first one is voter ID. …
Frank Olsen
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
On Feb. 7, the U.S. Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos, a highly unqualified billionaire, for Secretary of Education. DeVos never attended …
Mary Lou McFadden
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
I am certainly glad that the FedEx employee who stopped protesters from burning our flag was not fired. He should …
Karen Thornton
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
We know that Mexico is not going to pay for a wall that the United States builds. The American taxpayer …
Garry Klein
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
Many people want to improve their lives right now and don’t have the patience to wait for investments to mature. …
John Wilson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
Every citizen is entitled to protest in a peaceful manner. However, when we see students, professional agitators, etc., rioting, burning …
Jerry Greenfield
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
The Iowa Psychiatric Society has been a strong advocate for community psychiatry in providing safe aftercare, especially for our patients …
Bonnie Canfield
Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 am3297d ago
This is written to the residents of Linn County and the family of Dr. Percy Harris: I am a retired …
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