The May 30 editorial ‘Slow down on regents plan” is a much-needed discussion concerning the state Board of Regents change …
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Marva Livengood Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2014 6:10 pm4222d ago
The May 30 editorial ‘Slow down on regents plan” is a much-needed discussion concerning the state Board of Regents change …
Jill Olsen Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2014 6:10 pm4222d ago
Regarding Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden questioning having Linn County employees attend a seminar at the Mother Mosque of …
J. Fred Doornbos
Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2014 6:10 pm4222d ago
To pass Obamacare and to support his other proposals, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased the national debt more than …
By Shannon Krone
Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2014 12:48 pm4222d ago
Recently, parents and students received a letter from Linn-Mar Superintendant Katie Mulholland explaining that Indian Creek, Bowman Woods and Wilkins …
By Jim Sorensen
Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2014 11:40 am4225d ago
I want to clarify that I was an American fighting man who served 27 years in the military, so I …
By Cheryl Corey
Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2014 11:31 am4225d ago
I agree with Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden in regard to the mosque lecture (‘County attorney questions mosque lecture,” …
By David Winger
Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2014 11:12 am4225d ago
I read Herman Lenz’s letter with difficulty (‘Charge officers who shoot the unarmed,” May 13). Lenz suggests all officers should …
By Dick Roggensack
Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2014 12:27 pm4225d ago
Our hometown newspaper, the Waukon Standard, has an inspiring story about the Corner of Hope Foods Resource Bank, which describes …
By Dave Young
Letters to the Editor Jun. 5, 2014 2:49 pm4226d ago
I’m not writing to support a candidate but to speak of the qualities we should look for in a candidate: …
By Terry Lamb
Letters to the Editor Jun. 5, 2014 2:49 pm4226d ago
The Rockwell Collins Retiree Volunteers provides more than 30,000 volunteer hours each year to support the needs in our community …
By Allan Hach
Letters to the Editor Jun. 5, 2014 2:49 pm4226d ago
It was a sad day to see Great-Grandpa Pete Hach’s tavern come down, but after two floods, 1929 and 2008, …
By Mary Gade
Letters to the Editor Jun. 5, 2014 2:48 pm4226d ago
This is the story of a kindness. Our mail carrier, Deb Nunemake, recently took time from her route on a …
Jake Blitsch
Letters to the Editor Jun. 4, 2014 5:29 pm4227d ago
Hold on to your hats, your generic medicines and U.S. sovereignty, because the worst trade agreement imaginable is looming on …
Dean E. Owens
Letters to the Editor Jun. 4, 2014 5:29 pm4227d ago
Jim Gabbert is even more confused about money management than Ben Carson (‘Taxes fund debt, and this reduces spending,” April …
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