It’s time for Democratic candidate for Congress Pat Murphy to stop attacking Monica Vernon for having once been a Republican. …
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Jack Hatch Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2016 8:31 am3587d ago
It’s time for Democratic candidate for Congress Pat Murphy to stop attacking Monica Vernon for having once been a Republican. …
Cody Barker Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2016 12:01 pm3588d ago
The Forbes Magazine Best Employers of 2016 is a who’s who list of local companies: Nordstrom, No. 1 clothing company; …
David Krug
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2016 12:00 pm3588d ago
I continue to see, through the actions of the legislature and the governor, state financial resources being lost or reduced …
Pete Kennedy
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2016 12:00 pm3588d ago
Robin Berman’s letter arguing that abortion is a reproductive decision illustrates one of the basic falsehoods of the pro-abortion rights …
Harold Hensel
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2016 1:00 am3590d ago
Please do not vote for any candidate who does not have a livable planet as a priority issue. The planet …
Matthew Richeson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2016 1:00 am3590d ago
I am writing in support of David Nadler’s guest column on April 22 ‘BDS bill supports Israel.” It is not …
Sheila Drevyanko
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2016 1:00 am3590d ago
Imagine being told that you have a disorder for which there are few medical treatments. That is what happened to …
Aaron Rivera
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2016 1:00 am3591d ago
Terrorism can be defined as ‘the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.” This spring and …
Laura Morris
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2016 1:00 am3591d ago
Regarding the Non-Sequitur cartoon published April 17: This cartoon addresses the wall that Donald Trump wants to build on our …
Bob Klaus
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2016 1:00 am3591d ago
While in the military, I was thankful for the most advanced technology and weaponry possible. The access to this kind …
Henry T. Madden
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2016 1:00 am3592d ago
Now, we see the results of our governor’s gratuitous actions for state businesses by cutting their property taxes. Late last …
Steve Miller
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2016 1:00 am3592d ago
I have known Rob Hogg for many years. He has been a supporter for mental health issues. Twenty to 25 …
Mike Dulaney
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2016 1:00 am3592d ago
We have a county supervisor, duly elected, who decides he wants to switch parties. That’s his right, no argument, but …
James Beranek
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2016 1:00 am3593d ago
What the governor and the legislature are doing to Iowa is absolutely pathetic. They don’t adequately fund the K-12 school …
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