Thank you, Ms. Russo, and the Solon Heritage Flower Society, for highlighting the beauty and significance of Iowa’s heirloom plants …
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Fred Meyer Letters to the Editor Sep. 1, 2024 6:00 am532d ago
Thank you, Ms. Russo, and the Solon Heritage Flower Society, for highlighting the beauty and significance of Iowa’s heirloom plants …
Mary McBee Letters to the Editor Sep. 1, 2024 6:00 am532d ago
Being social creatures, we have long come together into groups, these requiring various forms of community systems to survive. However, …
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Just weeks ago the Senate — with bipartisan support — overwhelmingly passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). It now …
Joel Wells
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One of the tenets of citizens of the United States is love of country. I served my country in Vietnam …
Barb Ferris
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This November Iowans in the 2nd congressional District have a very important choice to make in the race for our …
Al Schafbuch
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I attended Congresswoman Ashley Hinson’s town hall meeting in Cedar Falls this week. She frequently holds town halls and makes …
Scott Byram
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Althea Cole recently wrote a column stating that since President Joe Biden wasn’t going to continue his campaign for re-election …
Kathy Carter
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From the very first time I received a call from a Summit Carbon land agent, besides voicing that I would …
Stephen Kemble
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In regard to Ashley Hinson’s August 9 edition of her email “On the Record,” I am sadly unimpressed by the …
Joan Ford
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Spencer Lee has set very high standards for himself, as I think most athletes do. Especially Olympians! They all want …
Corinne Stanley
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Christina Bohannan is a proven politician. She strongly opposed drastic changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, which our Republican governor …
Dann Myers
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The recent comments by Donald Trump inferring the Presidential Medal of Freedom is “greater and more significant” than the Congressional …
Charlie Reutner
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Labor Day often brings to mind long weekends, barbecues, and the close of summer. But it’s also an opportunity to …
Ron Slagle
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If we all had a nickel for every time we have either said or heard “I’m not into politics” we …
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