Residents of Linn County have an important vote on the ballot this election; the vote off reducing five supervisors to …
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Mark A. Banowetz Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2016 1:00 am3403d ago
Residents of Linn County have an important vote on the ballot this election; the vote off reducing five supervisors to …
Aleksey Gurtovoy Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2016 1:00 am3403d ago
A recent letter argued that Measure C ‘will make it easier for special interests to influence local government” (‘Vote no …
Mike Tope
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2016 1:00 am3403d ago
As Nov. 8 comes closer, we are being inundated with political statements such as rigged system, voter fraud, false poling …
Benjamin Held
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2016 1:00 am3403d ago
As a surgeon, a former officer in the U.S. Army medical corps and a local Eastern Iowa small business owner, …
Tom Pyron
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2016 1:00 am3403d ago
The current five Linn County supervisors are handsomely paid $103,888 each plus benefits. Linn County is the second largest county …
Harold Blatt
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2016 1:00 am3403d ago
Scott Peterson is an honorable man. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Lt. Col. Peterson served his country with distinction …
Bob Hoyt
Letters to the Editor Oct. 30, 2016 1:00 am3403d ago
We have the opportunity to improve water quality and the waterways and improve county parks and recreation trails through the …
Tony Schneider
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2016 1:00 am3404d ago
I am a Marine veteran of the Korean conflict. I was invited on the October Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. …
Craig Mosher
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2016 1:00 am3404d ago
Jan Heikes will make an effective state Senator in District 28 in Northeast Iowa. Here’s why: I first got to …
Joan Crow
Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2016 1:00 am3404d ago
I hope everyone voting will stop and think about what our politicians have done for us, the people. We are …
Mary Jo Hainstock
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2016 1:00 am3405d ago
Voters in House District 95 have the opportunity to elect Richard Whitehead to represent them. I met Whitehead 11 years …
Peter Teahen
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2016 1:00 am3405d ago
In his first two years, Congressman Rod Blum has proved that he is an independent thinker who works in a …
Tracy Ehlert
Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2016 1:00 am3405d ago
As a mother, an early childhood professional and a volunteer/advocate with Save the Children Action Network, I would like to …
Peggy Smithson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 27, 2016 1:00 am3406d ago
Linn County is fortunate to have two dynamic women running to represent our local constituency. Ashley Hinson is running for …
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