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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Research

RESEARCH is all I can say to any Tama County resident, Taxpayer, and Voter. There is a lot of misinformation being printed, talked about, published trying to get you and others to believe taxpayers want and need more representation in Tama County. REAL FACTS are what you need to make your ...

Letter to the Editor: An Election We Can’t Afford to Ignore

We have both devoted our lives to education and haven’t been active in political elections. We can no longer sit on the sidelines. Public education in Iowa was admired because we ranked in the top 5 states in the 1990’s, fell to 13th out of the 50 states in 2024 and are currently in the ...

Letter to the Editor: It’s time for Iowa to clean house

It is abundantly clear that Iowa needs new political leaders; at all levels. This week the Iowa Farmers Union released its endorsements for state races for the 2026 election. In its comments on their selection, IFU said "that family farmers and rural communities deserve leaders who will fight ...

Letter to the Editor: Why vote yes for 3 Tama County Supervisors

It does not take 5 people to balance a budget for a small county. Tama County was never “broke”. The current board of 5 grossly exaggerated that fact and facts with regard to the budget are coming. With 5 supervisors, they barely work 5 hours per week. The 5 hours calculates to 260 hours ...

Letter to the Editor: Not a dream, but a nightmare

This is not a dream — it is a nightmare. He tells us that if we elect a Democrat we are voting for communism — a very evil thing. Then he ridicules Zelensky on national TV, but he literally puts out a red carpet for Putin. He refused to give Zelensky the weapons he needs to stop the Russian ...

Representation closest to the people

I heard it said recently that all taxpayers should want Government representation “closest to the people”. Question: Does your representation increase or decrease with Tama County divided into 3 Supervisor Districts versus 5 Supervisor Districts? Clearly your representation decreases and is ...

Republican control

In Iowa and the U.S.A., Republicans control the executive branch, senate, House, and Supreme court. Republicans blame democrats who control nothing when things go wrong. This tells me republicans are incompetent when they blame democrats who control nothing for republican screw ups. Dennis ...

Politics shouldn’t come at the expense of decency

Political campaigns should be about ideas, leadership, and the future of our communities—not personal attacks aimed at families and small businesses. Recently, Annette Sweeney and her campaign chose to distribute misleading and negative mailers throughout Senate District 27 targeting me, my ...

Re-elect Kriegel for Treasurer

The upcoming primary election is set for Tuesday June 2 and as a former elected official of Tama County I know how important it is to get out and vote and what a difference it can make in keeping our county running efficiently. One person who has been doing that for the last 4+ years as our ...

A Fair View: June 2 primary

I would just like to put this out to the voters of Tama County. After the last year and five months it is obvious the only stable offices in the administration building are the Treasurer, Auditor, and Recorder. The supervisors have messed up a lot. It is obvious that (Supervisor) Heather ...