Letter to the Editor:I grew up in Tama, graduated from Tama High School and have very fond memories of my home town.The Lincoln Highway runs through Tama. What better way to honor Tama, Toledo and the Lincoln Hwy than to keep and preserve the Lincoln Hwy Bridge and beautiful park.My sister ...

Letter to the Editor:Recently the Tama County Historical Society hosted a "Day in a One-Room Schoolhouse" at the restored Haven School. Home School students had the pleasure of spending a day in the setting of a one room school used many years ago. This was an experience they will never ...

Letter ot the Editor:I support Thomas Heckroth for the Democratic nomination for Congress from Congressional District 1 in the June 5 primary because I believe it is time we elect someone who truly understands what it means to be our "Representative".Thomas is a 6th generation Iowan whose ...

Letter to the Editor:Last year when I wrote this letter, I was not sure that it could get any better. Today, I know that for this community, anything is possible! The 26th anniversary of Night of Stars was held last month to benefit Iowa River Hospice and the American Cancer Society. It was an ...

Letter to the Editor:May is Beef Month!Driving across Iowa, do you ever hear, "look, there's a cow!"? I'm sure it happens often with 19,677 farms raising beef cows in the state.The Kubik family has raised beef cattle for many generations. After college, my husband Alex bought 5 bred cows of ...

Letter to the Editor:May is beef month.We are members of the Mid-Iowa Beef Team. This month we are encouraging you to eat beef.We are students at North Tama School. We play sports, play in the band, participate in our church, members of Tama County 4-H as well as many other activities in our ...

Letter to the Editor:Watching television the last few days with all the information on Barbara Bush and her death, brought back many memories for me.I was chairman of the Tama County Republican Women for many years, and therefore had been invited to a luncheon at a Cedar Rapids hotel around ...

Letter to the Editor:As Representative Fisher pointed out, the new health plan known as the "Skinny plan" or the non- Obamacare Plan offers choice. It is inexpensive which will be a welcome choice for some people.However, there are a couple of flies in the ointment. First, the plan does not ...

Letter to the Editor,Tama and Toledo NewsRe: Disability Rights Iowa April 4, 2018I would like to thank Editor John Speer of the Tama and Toledo Newspapers for bringing attention to the recent events at the State Training School at Eldora (Eldora). While I've been aware of the lawsuits filed by ...

Letter to the Editor:How stupid are political parties? I'm getting Emails wanting me to give money to candidate in election in Pennsylvania today. If I give they will match my gift by 4 times. If they can match my gift by 4 times. Why in the hell do they need my money in the first place?Mr. D. ...