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Letters to the Editor

Supports Marquess for County Attorney

Dear Editor,Mike Marquess The Clear Choice for Public SafetyI recently heard the news that Mike Marquess is running for Tama County Attorney. That news takes me back to a time when I lived and worked in Toledo and came to know Mr. Marquess.The time was early in 2006. I had just retired from a ...

Support Heeren for County Attorney

Letter to the Editor:We feel we should give our support to Brent Heeren for this election. He has lived and supported Tama County as long as we can remember. He has always been an honorable citizen, a member of many local organizations, given support to church and school activities, and ...

Tama County Area Dyslexia Support Group meets at the Toledo Public Library

Letters to the Editor:October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. In September, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a press release stating that Early Literacy Law's mandated screening (FAST) results of students who met or surpassed benchmarks "increased from 69.7 percent to 70.5 percent from fall 2017 to ...

Endroses Heeren for County Attorney

Letter to the Editor:This is the 1st time I have written a letter to the editor in support of anyone, but felt the necessity to do so for our current Tama County Attorney, Brent Heeren. I have known Brent for 34 years and have the highest respect for his abilities and character.Please cast your ...

D.A. question for Governor Reynolds

Dear Editor:The latest Kim Reynolds attack ad. Says Fred Hubbell will not release his tax returns. When will Kim Reynolds attack president Trump for not releasing his tax returns?Mr. D. A. BendaToledo

Backs Ag Department move to Juvenile Home campus

Letter to the Editor:Your editorial that recently appeared in the Chronicle and News Herald was spot-on: "Move a Bit Of D.C. To Central IowaHow about the Iowa Juvenile Home campus in Toledo?" The only change I recommend would be to remove "-How about" and the question mark from the editorial's ...

Empathize for a week about what Jake and Mollie’s families are going through

Letter to the Editor:The following article was forwarded to me on my Facebook page. I feel it is well worth passing on. It originated with Amanda Goodman of the Family Children's Council. She received this letter written by a senior in high school named Megan. This is what she wrote:"Why is ...

Questions Republican ad on Hubbell

Dear Editor,Seen governor Reynolds tv ad knocking Fred Hubbell on jobs at Younkers. How do republicans feel about Branstad-Reynolds closing Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo, Iowa that hurt the economy and people of Toledo? How does governor Reynolds feel about republican Norris family of ...

Anderson calls for university look at Juvenile home campus

Letter to the Editor:(Copy of communication by writer)Hi Jeff,I live in Tama, Iowa and the city next door is Toledo. They have an empty University Campus looking for someone to relocate there. As you know we're pretty far behind the Chinese in 4 year laser technology graduates, over 1200 a year ...

Otter Creek Park view

Dear Editor,The Otter Creek Park is such a beautiful area; its too bad people have to drive by such an eye-sore of a car junk yard on the way from the south.Could this meet up with regulations?Ora Mae BroToledo