Letter to the Editor:South Tama Community Consolidate School District Plan Deserves the Community's ConsiderationIowa Valley Community College benefits from a variety of mutually beneficial partnerships throughout our region. One of the most important has been our work with the South Tama ...
Letter to the EditorMy letter is in response to Representative Dean Fisher's response to Anne Michael's letter to the editor, regarding IPERS. I feel compelled to clarify as I fear that I may have not been clear when Anne and I talked about the issue of IPERS and Senate File 634.First let me ...
Letter to the Editor:As I write this, the Democratic Party Caucus of Iowa is in disarray and fully confused. First, the Des Moines Register poll is kept secret, its results hidden. Next, hours and hours later (maybe days and weeks later?) the Democrat state headquarters is frantically trying to ...
Letter to the Editor:When I first read Anne Michael's recent letter regarding the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) I wasn't going to respond. Her claims about IPERS weren't just wrong, they were incoherent, so I thought few would pay attention to it.In her letter Anne claimed ...
Letter to the Editor:Down with AmyAmy Klobuchar claims to be the best Democratic candidate to win the Presidential race because she has so often succeeded by "reaching across the aisle" in her home state.Let's set the record straight. The Minnesota Wildlife Organization reports that Amy has ...
Letters to the Editor:We will soon vote to build a new middle school. While the education and safety of our children is always the first concern, the quality of our schools has another important impact.All growing and successful communities have growing and successful schools. To continue to ...
Letter to the Editor:Mr. John Sheda, I always enjoy your articles and good funny stores. But your pick for Super Bowl is disappointing for you. It's going to be K.C. Chiefs over S.F. 49ers by 14 points. And it's going to be fun fast battle for the trophy.Also I liked your Xmas vacation in ...
Letter to the Editor:Representative Dean Fisher, Iowa House District 72, is holding up House debate on a bipartisan bill. A bill ending the further construction of factory animal confinements until the state government fixes the current pollutant mess. Legislative support is from scores of ...
Letter to the Editor:This letter is basically of concern to those who are contributing to Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS )- city workers, librarians, teachers, police and others. Your IPERS is an excellent retirement, so your investment in it each paycheck will pay off. It is ...
Letter to the Editor:I was happy when I heard the news- No property tax increase. They're going to build a school and do it without raising property taxes. That's all we asked. I thought to myself, "Good for them," they listened, and they figured out how to build their school without overtaxing ...