As a sociology student at Cornell College and intern at the Catherine McAuley Center (CMC) during a season in which …
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Mallory Turner Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am3337d ago
As a sociology student at Cornell College and intern at the Catherine McAuley Center (CMC) during a season in which …
Lois Batchelder Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am3337d ago
One of the important things we have is the privilege of voting on whether or not our judges are to …
Randy Achenbach
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Rod Blum deserves re-election: for the last two years he has demonstrated that our common sense views as Eastern Iowans …
William C. Green
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Hillary Clinton is tough, smart and experienced. She was an active part of her husband’s presidency and later served her …
Fangren Yu
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After three heated presidential debates, the presidential election campaign has drawn much attention from China. Though governed under a very …
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Kay Baty A number of years ago, my brother was a United States Congressman and Senator. I saw first hand …
Aurora Moes
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This election season has been difficult to watch. No matter what your political stripe, the national election has left many …
Wilma Rettig
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I am saddened to see what these past few months have done to us as a country. We are no …
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Tim Bickel Regarding candidates for president, there is enough immorality to go around. Going beyond rhetoric and accusations, I am …
Sen. Herman Quirmbach
Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am3337d ago
I urge voters in Senate District 34 to re-elect an outstanding public servant, Sen. Liz Mathis, one of the hardest …
Mickey Dunn
Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am3337d ago
Under Richard T. Whitehead’s direction as its superintendent, the Center Point School system successfully merged with Urbana Schools to become …
Paul Rehn
Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am3337d ago
Marion is unique in that ward representatives are elected by the voters at large. In my nearly 12 years on …
Rep. Dave Loebsack
Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am3337d ago
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Monica Vernon on a variety of projects. I’ve seen firsthand …
Mitchell A. Levin
Letters to the Editor Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am3337d ago
The standard workweek is 260 annual days. The Senate and Sen. Chuck Grassley are in session for approximately 125 days …
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