Letters to the Editor

How could anyone believe that America is going broke? Being bankrupt is when your assets won’t cover your debt. American …

The Nov. 30 letter “Congress’ school lunch decision disappointing” stated how Congress was not going to aid schools in making …

As a member of the CREST committee I watched closely the news coverage of our effort to put an extension …

Wendell Carr (“Exercise your control over the government,” Dec. 14) hit the nail on the head. I offer these thoughts. …

Tomatoes, corn, green beans and pizza? Does one of these words seem out of place to you? Apparently not to …

I read the well written “folksy” article about life in Iowa by Stephen Bloom in The Atlantic. The important portion …

Battle lines have been drawn – 1 percent versus 99 percent. I have viewed both political parties with disdain but …

On a recent errand to mail Christmas packages, I visited a mailing depot. Upon arrival I was dismayed to discover …

In Jennifer Bioche’s Dec. 11 column (“Step up standards in kids’ literature”), she was critical of several children’s books, including …

The recent diatribe by Thomas Walker, an Iowa State educator who criticized sending care packages to troops overseas, is a …

If something doesn’t taste good, you don’t have to eat it. If you don’t like the state of Iowa, there …

To Todd Dorman I say thank you. Dorman’s commentary shines light into the insular mind of Stephen Bloom. I’m borrowing …