What is poisoning the blood of our country is the hate and fear Mr. Trump is spreading. He has no …
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Kamyar Enshayan Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2023 6:00 am722d ago
What is poisoning the blood of our country is the hate and fear Mr. Trump is spreading. He has no …
Phil Thien Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2023 6:00 am722d ago
Banning books in schools is a horrifically bad idea. Parental involvement in their children’s education, for the most part, is …
Jodi O'Donnell
Letters to the Editor Dec. 23, 2023 6:00 am723d ago
The recent cases of Brittany Watts in Ohio and Kate Cox in Texas serve as disturbing examples of the consequences …
Matt Wells
Letters to the Editor Dec. 22, 2023 6:00 am724d ago
The world has gone mad. The media tells us that we will only have the choice between two compromised geriatric …
Katie Linder
Letters to the Editor Dec. 21, 2023 4:45 am725d ago
My 7-year-old recently attended The King’s Singers holiday performance at Hancher Auditorium. An evening that should have been filled with …
Margaret Bartlett
Letters to the Editor Dec. 20, 2023 9:53 am726d ago
Why is life the most valuable if it hasn’t been born yet? I don’t support abortion for convenience but am …
Ann Hart
Letters to the Editor Dec. 19, 2023 9:01 am727d ago
The dictionary definition of liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on …
Mary Burke
Letters to the Editor Dec. 19, 2023 9:00 am727d ago
Do you like having your rights and freedoms taken away by politicians who don’t care about you? Do you want …
Linda Stickle
Letters to the Editor Dec. 18, 2023 6:00 am728d ago
What a mess this world is! Biden appears to be systematically destroying all things that make a nation inhabitable for …
Teresa Chagrin
Letters to the Editor Dec. 18, 2023 6:00 am728d ago
“No-kill” animal shelter policies sound appealing. Many facilities tout them to secure donations and other support. But they often mean …
Alicia Gerke
Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2023 6:00 am729d ago
Right now, the White House is in the final stages of consideration to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and …
Sara McDermott
Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2023 6:00 am729d ago
When are the American people going to say enough is enough? Rudy Giuliani is still insisting that those two poll …
Jim Pruitt
Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2023 6:00 am729d ago
The U.S. House Republicans are denying aid to Ukraine to give Putin what he wants most for Christmas: Victory. Russia …
Jo Pearson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2023 6:00 am729d ago
I hope Gov. Kim Reynolds and our Republican legislators tire soon of swinging a wrecking ball at Iowa’s long-esteemed education …
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