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Laure Wess Peters Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2016 1:00 am3452d ago
VOTE411, a League of Women Voters initiative, provides you with information about the candidate who will be on the Nov. …
Cheryl Corey Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2016 1:00 am3453d ago
Boy, what a deal the employees at the University of Iowa have with their newly designed early retirement plan. It’s …
Linn County Republican Party
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2016 1:00 am3453d ago
We, the executives of the Linn County Republican Party, are firmly opposed to the ballot resolution reducing the Linn County …
Dan Nuehring
Letters to the Editor Sep. 9, 2016 1:00 am3454d ago
I am tired of most political ads, but this kind a made me smile. Recently, I saw the ad where …
Jim Felker
Letters to the Editor Sep. 9, 2016 1:00 am3454d ago
Investing in our nation’s infrastructure is essential for creating jobs and boosting our economy. This includes transportation and energy infrastructure. …
David Sheets
Letters to the Editor Sep. 9, 2016 1:00 am3454d ago
The Linn-Mar school board’s push for a bond to build another junior high does not solve the district’s ongoing space …
Hal Dendurent
Letters to the Editor Sep. 9, 2016 1:00 am3454d ago
Congress is in session again after their summer break. They have 16 days to enact legislation to fund the fight …
Jim Schmitz
Letters to the Editor Sep. 8, 2016 1:00 am3455d ago
Maybe one of the best speeches ever given – in modern American history – by Donald Trump on Aug. 31. …
Cathy Meyer
Letters to the Editor Sep. 8, 2016 1:00 am3455d ago
As someone who has worked in the early childhood education field for 35 years, it is safe to say that …
Jim Niday
Letters to the Editor Sep. 8, 2016 1:00 am3455d ago
Just to put another perspective on the proposed increases in the minimum starting wage, the first year it would increase …
Alan Jensen
Letters to the Editor Sep. 7, 2016 1:00 am3456d ago
It took gall for Sen. Chuck Grassley to praise his work in the Aug. 14 article ‘Grassley cites success through …
Nic Arp
Letters to the Editor Sep. 7, 2016 1:00 am3456d ago
It appears the Back Porch Revival concert on Aug. 27 was a fun time and, hopefully, a successful fundraising effort …
Thomas F. Marshall
Letters to the Editor Sep. 7, 2016 1:00 am3456d ago
On Sept. 4, Mother Teresa was made a saint – canonized by Pope Francis. I realize this column is no …
Rick Stewart
Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2016 1:00 am3457d ago
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a direct descendant of the Bureau of Prohibition, created in 1920 to enforce alcohol prohibition …
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