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Many of your readers were no doubt shocked, as were we, to learn 12 employees of the U.N. Relief and …
Anne Michael Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:40 am666d ago
Unfortunately for Iowans, not all folks in need of confinement and mental rehabilitation are residing in a mental health institute. …
Kevin Woods
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Please email or call Sen. Dan Zumbach and members of the Iowa Senate Natural Resources Committee in support of SF …
Elaine Hughes
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I am writing this letter in support of House File 2029 which has been introduced to the Iowa House Environmental …
Stephen Kemble
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On Jan. 9 in her State of the State address Governor Kim Reynolds said: “Last week, the unthinkable happened in …
Mike Streb
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Both political parties point to the other as a threat to democracy. However, the greatest threat to democracy is the …
Hal Penick
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I’m confused. The governor and state Legislature champion law and order, yet the governor sends the Iowa National Guard and …
Sonia Ettinger
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Recently, the writers of Iowa House Study Bill 587 proposed that students should study “the object and principles of the …
Corbin Sexton
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Though my husband and I watch from home, our enthusiasm matches that of the fans spellbound in Carver-Hawkeye Arena during …
Marc McCoy
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Being overwhelmed by unrelenting television news focused on the 2024 election, I explored the PBS series, “American Experience,” specifically the …
Anne Salamon
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The Republican Iowa Legislature has begun and is teeming with culture war proposals that would restrict local government, remove civil …
Aaron Reinecke
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So I heard there are some lawmakers wanting to claim a different gender identity is a form of mental illness. …
Larry Stone
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Why isn’t it a no-brainer? Why plant crops where they’ll regularly get flooded out? Why farm where you risk dropping …
Ed Fischer
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