Well, the inevitable has finally happened; anybody with ‘an eye to see, an ear to hear and half a brain” …
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Wendell E. Carr Letters to the Editor Jul. 15, 2014 6:21 pm4185d 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 pm4186d 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 pm4186d 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 pm4186d 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 pm4189d 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 pm4189d 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 pm4189d 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 pm4189d 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 pm4189d 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 pm4189d ago
In response to Steve Mumm’s disparaging remarks regarding Marion Iron (‘Marion business not a good neighbor,” July 10), I have …
Anne K. Deupree
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 4:49 pm4189d ago
I’m very pleased to see the broad support Joni Ernst is getting from Iowans of all sorts after her victory …
James Moriarty
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 4:30 pm4189d ago
I believe in the Rule of Law. It is to protect people, not corporate greed and abuse of power. The …
Jim Sorensen
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 4:30 pm4189d ago
Two years ago I flew my American flag upside down in protest of this administration, but after the election I …
Chandra Jordan
Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2014 4:30 pm4189d ago
I would like to congratulate the building that was just built across the street from Walgreens and Pizza Hut in …
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