As a landowner near Martelle, a few comments regarding Rock Island Clean Line, a private enterprise proposing to run a …
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Scott Newman Letters to the Editor Nov. 15, 2014 12:00 am4121d ago
As a landowner near Martelle, a few comments regarding Rock Island Clean Line, a private enterprise proposing to run a …
Kenneth Kirby Letters to the Editor Nov. 15, 2014 12:00 am4121d ago
I agree with Gary Streit’s Nov. 5 letter ‘Cancer research and funding matters” on the subject of funding for diseases …
Terri Weyland-Henecke
Letters to the Editor Nov. 15, 2014 12:00 am4121d ago
It was a year ago that my husband Greg and our dog Candy were out for their daily walk when …
Sandra Carpenter
Letters to the Editor Nov. 14, 2014 12:00 am4122d ago
I am writing to express my deepest appreciation to the Area Ambulance crew. I am a 75-year-old and fell in …
Richard Tjarks
Letters to the Editor Nov. 14, 2014 12:00 am4122d ago
Even after decades voting Republican, as a conservative, I could not care less the GOP has control of the House …
Kaye Haslam
Letters to the Editor Nov. 14, 2014 12:00 am4122d ago
My husband and I were so glad when we heard on the news last week that we were getting a …
Harold Hensel
Letters to the Editor Nov. 13, 2014 12:00 am4123d ago
‘Climate change will affect the Department of Defense’s ability to defend the Nation and poses immediate risks to U.S. national …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Nov. 13, 2014 12:00 am4123d ago
Oregon is a state without professional sports just like Iowa. In their case, they don’t need pros. They have a …
Stephen Fasnacht
Letters to the Editor Nov. 13, 2014 12:00 am4123d ago
Dear Joni Ernst: First, congratulations on the election. During the campaign, one of your promises was to repeal the Affordable …
Merle Wilson
Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2014 12:00 am4124d ago
My wife and I are retired and trying to survive on fixed incomes. You can imagine our shock when the …
Steve Uchytil
Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2014 12:00 am4124d ago
A couple of months ago my 71-year-old neighbor fell and broke her hip. I have known her for more than …
Dixie Saylor
Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2014 12:00 am4124d ago
Recently, a mean-spirited man tortured a cat, slowly and deliberately, blinding it in one eye. This despicable person is free …
Eugene Witte
Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2014 7:30 am4124d ago
A thank you to all who were involved in the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight on Sept. 23. A special thank …
Thomas Twohill
Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2014 7:29 am4124d ago
In May, I was one of 90 Korean War veterans to travel to Washington, D.C. with the Eastern Iowa Honor …
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