Letter to the Editor:I voted for Brent Heeren. I hope you will too. Continuity of a proven and capable person like Brent in the office of Tama County Attorney is important. In Iowa, law enforcement at the trial court level is not a matter of party affiliation but of established work history and ...

Letter to the Editor:My name is Daniel Slimak and I was a student intern working for Brent Heeren at the Tama County Attorney's Office in 2006 to 2007. I would like to share my experience working with Brent Heeren. In my time in Tama County, Brent was a mentor to me and taught me a great ...

To the Editor:Recently I was made aware that a candidate for the office of Tama County Attorney was criticizing Tama County Attorney Brent Heeren for Tama County's participation with Benton County in the collection of Tama County's past due criminal court debt. This joint effort of Tama and ...

Dear Editor:I have known Brent Heeren, Tama County Attorney, for over 35 years. I first met Brent at Drake Law School in 1979.We managed to graduate from Drake and go about our ways in the world. Brent would go on to become a prosecutor in Tama County where he and his wife settled. They would ...

Letter to the Editor:It is disappointing that Mr. Bandy's letter brings the negativism and nastiness of DC politics to our own home county. Mike Marquess can only assert that he is a registered voter in Tama County and a legitimate candidate for Tama County Attorney. Whatever steps Mr. Bandy ...

Letter to the Editor:As a long-time Tama County resident, I wish to voice my support for Brent Heeren as Tama County Attorney and point out an issue I feel is important for Tama County voters to be aware of regarding Brent's opponent, Michael Marquess. In my opinion, Mr. Marquess has ...

Dear Editor,I read Assistant County Attorney Michael Bandy's letter printed in your issue of Friday, October 12. I am disappointed that Mr. Heeren, through his friend and employee Mr. Bandy, would rather seek to discredit me than debate substance.Mr. Bandy's challenge has no merit. If it did, ...

Letters to the Editor:Hello,My name is Daniel Slimak and I was a student intern working for Brent Heeren at the Tama County Attorney's Office in 2006 to 2007. I would like to share my experience working with Brent Heeren. In my time in Tama County, Brent was a mentor to me and taught me a ...

Letter to the Editor:I am writing to express my support for Michael Marquess for Tama County Attorney. I was a police officer in Toledo from 2007 to 2012, during which time Mr. Marquess served as the assistant Tama County attorney.During this time we were able to work together on many ...

Letter to the Editor,My name is Peter Mommer and I was the First Assistant County Attorney to Republican candidate, Brent Heeren, for the past two years. In light of the upcoming election for Tama County Attorney and the falsities being alleged by the Democrat, I feel it is my duty to set the ...