It makes me sad to know that city and state officials (with exceptions of an emergency) can drive through and …
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It makes me sad to know that city and state officials (with exceptions of an emergency) can drive through and …
Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor have a busy schedule but I don’t understand why their schedule is more important than …
An observation. The three finalists for the job of University of Iowa Vice President of Strategic Communications hold the following …
Kudos to you for selecting the piece that you did on the Zimmerman/Martin Case. I am a white male who …
I recently watched a rerun of “The Andy Griffith Show.” The character Barney Fife inadvertently issued a parking ticket to …
Regarding your July 9 editorial regarding the Chauncey development project (“Opponents have had their say”): I agree with your first …
Before voting on extending the local-option sales tax ask yourself: Do you believe that all moneys collected will go to …
In a July 18 article (“Solid Waste Agency, Marion at odds over garbage”), Marion City Manager Lon Pluckhahn was asked …
I read the July 17 article (“Third time a charm for sales tax?”) concerning the extension of the 1-cent sales …
With the number of polluted waterways in Iowa increasing and nitrate levels in our water at all-time highs, the fact …
Iowa is making economic progress. A little over three years ago, we could not say that. In 2010, Gov. Terry …
No event can exist for 125 years without having a few challenging years. And this year proved to be the …
What happened to the phrase “lead by example?” We are in deep water if that’s the case. Who are the …
During the second World War it seemed unbelievable that so many followed Hitler in the killing of fellow humans. But …
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