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Leland Belden Letters to the Editor Oct. 18, 2014 1:00 am4090d ago
I hear lots of public opinion about life beginning at conception which has started me thinking about the implications of …
Connie Ondracek Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2014 1:00 am4091d ago
Yea for Todd Dorman. I appreciate the information in his columns and I especially liked the information on Rick Stewart …
Sara Riley
Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2014 1:00 am4091d ago
During much of the Bruce Braley-Joni Ernst debate it felt like I was watching Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann. According …
Donna Prat
Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2014 1:00 am4091d ago
I live in Wellington Heights on the SE side and I’m guessing the City Council and mayor haven’t heard from …
Matt Spellman
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2014 1:00 am4092d ago
I support Bruce Braley and Pat Murphy. They are qualified gentlemen who know what it is to speak the truth …
Louis Stepanek
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2014 1:00 am4092d ago
The speed law violators who are protesting their citations apparently don’t care about traffic safety and need to know why …
Carolyn Moen
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2014 1:00 am4092d ago
It would be great to have Iowa’s first female senator. Joni Ernst would be the first female combat veteran in …
Ron Augstine
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2014 1:00 am4092d ago
On the subject of American citizens going to fight with ISIS. I remember being told when in the Navy that …
Nate Willems
Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2014 1:00 am4093d ago
At the end of a legislative session in Des Moines, after a lot of speeches and posturing, the two sides …
Doug Herman
Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2014 1:00 am4093d ago
I support Joni Ernst for the U.S. Senate because I believe she understands the importance of local decision making and …
Shirley Geadelmann
Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2014 1:00 am4093d ago
The 2014 session of the Older Iowans Legislature (O.I.L.) was held Sept. 29-30 in the House Chamber at the Iowa …
Mike Robinson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2014 1:00 am4094d ago
In an election year, it is common to hear incumbents claiming that the state needs to retain legislators in order …
Carol Bradley
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2014 1:00 am4094d ago
Dave Loebsack has been a breath of fresh air in a Congress that reeks of obstructionism and do-nothingness. He has …
Rodger Keleher
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2014 1:00 am4094d ago
Do not pass up this chance to elect Ken Rizer as your choice in District 68 of the Iowa House …
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