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Letters to the Editor

Preserve Lincoln Highway Bridge as National Historical Monument

To the Editor:It seems that if there is one rule in life it is that nothing is simple. This definitely applies to our Lincoln Highway Bridge. Solutions have been proposed that seem to be an easy answer as to how to handle this national monument.One is to take the railings off and put them in ...

We can end the Opioid Crisis

Letter to the Editor:We can end the Opioid CrisisEighty-five percent of heroin users start by taking legal opioids. Fentanyl and carfentanil are involved in a clear majority of overdose deaths. Even combining these with moderate alcohol use can be deadly. The toxicity of carfentanil has been ...

A way to fix the Lincoln Highway Bridge

Letter to the Editor:Nothing is impossible if you try.The Lincoln Highway Bridge is saveable.Number one: use a cement cutter and take out the lamps on each end.Second: After they are removed place steel beams under the entire length of the Lincoln Highway lettering concrete.Third: Use a cement ...

Historic Bridge: Walden’s Pond

Letter to the Editor:In Henry Walden's book, On Walden's Pond, he depicted a tranquil setting in Massachusets that allowed him to set aside his immediate thoughts and think about what really mattered. There is an empty grass lot next to my house, on Harmon Street that was given to the city. ...

D.A. has deportation question

Letter to the Editor:When will president Trump deport Bare Foot Becky for singing polka music in Czech language?Mr. D. A. BendaToledo

Historic Places and Tama’s Lincoln Hgihway Bridge

Letter to the Editor:A MonumentWhat do these items have in common?Bridge HunterTravel IowaNational Register InformationNational Park Service Register of Historic PlacesRoadside AmericaWikipediaLandmarks and Historical PlacesLibrary of Congress Prints and VideoAll of the above have two things in ...

Says article on Clutier Cemetery mowing uncalled for

Letter to the Editor:This is my own opinion! I am not a fan of Facebook but have seen it. The article posted on "What's Happening in Clutier" was very uncalled for. My husband Don and I are the people who mow Clutier property and cemetery! To be given the negative comments about the cemetery ...

Urges save the Lincoln Highway Brdige

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 ...

Virtue of one room schools

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 ...

Supports Thomas Heckroth for Congress

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 ...