Republican leaders in the Iowa House are promising to propose a pay increase for state legislators. Their salary has not …
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Hal Penick Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2026 2:53 pm29d ago
Republican leaders in the Iowa House are promising to propose a pay increase for state legislators. Their salary has not …
Philip Carver Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2026 2:45 pm29d ago
The Trump administration’s reckless and immoral rhetoric (and potential action) to take over Greenland is outrageous. Where is the oversight …
Ted Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2026 2:45 pm29d ago
I know so many folks just want turn off the news and escape what is a daily scorched earth attack …
Angie Kendall
Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2026 6:51 am29d ago
“Let me work.” It’s a plea echoed by parents around our community and across our state. Because childcare isn’t just …
Kamel Aossey
Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2026 9:12 pm32d ago
I have lived in Minnesota within the Twin Cities area for about 44 years and am terribly distraught at the …
Elaine StClair
Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2026 9:36 am32d ago
This a communication I sent to the two U.S. Senators and four U.S. House of Representatives at the end of …
Karen Pratte
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:43 pm36d ago
During the campaign, Donald Trump, Rep. Ashley Hinson and Republicans promised to stand with working people and vowed to lower …
Marty Stutz
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:38 pm36d ago
All Iowans should read Art Cullen’s book, “Dear Marty, We Crapped in Our Nest.” He tells a story of Iowa …
Carolyn Stephenson
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:31 pm36d ago
The Republicans in Congress are complicit in Donald Trump’s attack on a sovereign nation, including all six of Iowa’s congressional …
Charlie Reutner
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:31 pm36d ago
As world leaders gather for climate talks, one major contributor to climate change continues to be sidelined: industrial animal agriculture. …
Patricia Bowen
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:31 pm36d ago
For generations, Americans of all races, places, and origins have marched, rallied, and fought to make ours a government of …
Tom Persoon
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:31 pm36d ago
As the new year dawns, it is worth reviewing what is happening to the minimum wage in the states that …
Rich Hillyer
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:30 pm36d ago
Since when is an American president, without congressional oversight or approval, allowed to invade a sovereign nation, imprison its leader, and …
Sue Ravenscroft
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2026 1:26 pm36d ago
The recent government shutdown, the longest in our history, was centered on the Republicans’ refusal to extend ACA premium tax …
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