Many of my friends remember the election night in 2008 as a remarkable moment in the history of our country. …
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Sue and Bob Dvorsky Letters to the Editor Oct. 20, 2024 5:00 am483d ago
Many of my friends remember the election night in 2008 as a remarkable moment in the history of our country. …
Charlie McClintock Letters to the Editor Oct. 20, 2024 5:00 am483d ago
This is not a traditional Letter to the Editor for a political candidate. Rather, I’d like to offer you an …
Dan Sullivan
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2024 6:00 am487d ago
My wife and I are empty nesters after our three children have finished college and married. They all live out …
Bonnie Boothroy
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2024 6:00 am487d ago
What choice? When a couple deeply desires and joyfully celebrates a pregnancy, what happens when the woman’s body rejects that …
Dean Soenksen
Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2024 8:49 am488d ago
I moved here in January 1983. I’ve seen a lot good and bad. Politicians have come and gone. John Thompson …
Jerry Chilton
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2024 6:00 am489d ago
This is the only time in my memory that so many people who were close to a U.S. president have …
Don White
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2024 6:00 am489d ago
Research suggests that more than 95% of agriculture pesticides applied miss their target and end up in nearby areas, including …
Ken Philips
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2024 6:00 am489d ago
Sarah Corkery, U.S. congressional candidate, at a forum hosted by the Poweshiek Democrats at Drake Library in Grinnell on May …
Jo Anne Walderbach
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2024 6:00 am489d ago
It is a pleasure to thank all workers who have so diligently helped and assisted people to be able to …
Doug Van Oort
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2024 6:00 am489d ago
In her 9/29 column, Althea Cole accuses Democrats of lying in their criticism of Project 2025. “I remember when it …
Carol Nilles
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2024 6:00 am489d ago
My dear brother Jerry died in 2022 at age 93. Like most people, he had some regrets in life. One …
Jim Blood
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2024 6:00 am489d ago
Case in point: I was watching KCRG News the morning of Sept, 25, when it reported the possibility of another …
Robert Tierney
Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2024 6:00 am490d ago
Can we take a moment to consider Sarah Corkery for 2nd District representative to the U.S. Congress? Sarah is a …
Jennifer Karpf
Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2024 5:00 am490d ago
To the church body, your vote matters! Exodus 18:21 I heard a statistic recently which stated 40 million Christians don’t …
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