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Letters to the Editor

Mid-Iowa Beef Team: Value of beef

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 ...

Remembering Barbara Bush

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 ...

Question “Skinny plan” insurance

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 ...

Rep. Fisher calls for Disability Rights Iowa curbs

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 ...

D.A. questions political donations

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. ...

Actions needed to combat gun violence

Letter to the Editor:The unthinkable happened agian.The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Florida mass shooting and deaths is a wake-up call for us all. Let's put aside our political games and differences, and care enough to take actions for our local, state and national safety. Let's roll ...

D.A. weighs in on gun control

Dear Editor:To republicans who are against gun control. I would like to see NRA members carry AR15 rifle or any gun to a Trump event.I want to see how far they get?I bet president Trump would ____ his pants if he had to give a speech to people with guns in attendance.Mr. D. A. BendaToledo

Praise for John Sheda’s solution

Letter to the Editor:R.E. John Sheda's Column 2/23/18John's column is one of the main reasons I subscribe to the Tama News. This column is a masterpiece.In a few words he has condensed the national problem and given its solution: We have abandoned God and need to bring him back."Wouldn't it be ...

Anderson decalres candidacy for Demo nomination for state representative

Letter to the Editor:I've decided to run again against Representative Dean Fisher for the 72nd House of Representative District Seat.One of the main problems with the Republican leadership is their more interested in security than opportunity. Take the Iowa Juvenile Home.To get this off the ...

Appreciates help in funding new Marshalltown ambulances

Letters to the Editor:Thank You Marshalltown Area! You kept them rolling!(On behalf of the UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Foundation Board I would like to thank all the area residents who jumped in with financial donations to the Lights & Sirens: Keep them Rolling! fundraising ...