The way forward for the 50,000 child refugees from Central America: l Reunite all unaccompanied children with any of their …
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William Peterson Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2014 1:00 am4086d ago
The way forward for the 50,000 child refugees from Central America: l Reunite all unaccompanied children with any of their …
J. Fred Doornbos Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2014 6:04 pm4086d ago
A recent TV ad of U.S. senatorial candidate left-wing politician Bruce Braley called his conservative opponent Joni Ernst a ‘radical” …
Ed Flaherty
Letters to the Editor Jul. 15, 2014 6:21 pm4087d ago
The United States must not fire a bullet, launch a missile or drop a bomb in Iraq. To do so …
Toni Neta
Letters to the Editor Jul. 15, 2014 6:21 pm4087d ago
Recently, at the Phoenix Airport, my 92-year-old father, who was traveling in a wheelchair, was stopped by Transportation Security Administration, …
Wendell E. Carr
Letters to the Editor Jul. 15, 2014 6:21 pm4087d ago
Well, the inevitable has finally happened; anybody with ‘an eye to see, an ear to hear and half a brain” …
Kim Ketelsen
Letters to the Editor Jul. 14, 2014 5:48 pm4088d ago
Marion Iron is a thriving part of Marion’s economy with an enviable history of extraordinary citizenship. It was the original …
Esther Belle Steinbach
Letters to the Editor Jul. 14, 2014 5:48 pm4088d ago
What a wonderful evening we enjoyed at the Voices of Hope Patriotic Concert. We are so blessed to live in …
Dan Feuling
Letters to the Editor Jul. 14, 2014 5:48 pm4088d ago
No political party has all the good candidates or all the bad candidates. I make my choices on the personal …
Ken Krizan
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 5:20 pm4091d ago
Congress is dysfunctional for not: fulfilling their fiduciary responsibility by passing bills in a timely manner, hurting lives and the …
David Sheets
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 5:20 pm4091d ago
The recent hullabaloo over the Iowa Board of Regents decreasing subsidy for the University of Iowa exposes an irritating single-mindedness …
John Klaus
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 5:20 pm4091d ago
In a July 7 letter (‘Voter ID capable of stopping voter fraud”), Laddie D. Oliver makes the following statement with …
Helane Golden
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 4:49 pm4091d ago
There is no greater champion for middle class families than Sen. Jack Hatch, the Iowa gubernatorial candidate facing Gov. Terry …
Estella Michels
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 4:49 pm4091d ago
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley is the best choice to be Iowa’s next senator. He has worked hard to help veterans …
Cara Briggs Farmer
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 4:49 pm4091d ago
In response to Steve Mumm’s disparaging remarks regarding Marion Iron (‘Marion business not a good neighbor,” July 10), I have …
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