Letter to the Editor:I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new mayor elect, John Lloyd, and all newly elected officials. Thank you to all who supported me as mayor for the past 6 years.It was a very interesting and educational experience for me. Also, thank you all who voted ...
Letter to the Editor:My name is Hunter Davis of Boy Scout Troop 2000. I am contacting you about a project with the Lincoln Highway Bridge Association. In 1928 the Boy Scouts of America placed approximately 2,400 concrete markers at sites along the Lincoln Highway from New York's Time Square to ...
Letter to the Editor:I would like to thank all the residents of Toledo who came out to vote on Nov.7th. Your commitment to our election process and our City is greatly appreciated.Congratulations to the new Mayor and Councilman. You join Steve, Joe, and re-elected Brian, good men trying to ...
Dear Editor,Perhaps you missed the historical significance of October 31st. It was that day 500 years ago, in 1517, that the German monk, Martin Luther, posted his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg church. These, written in Latin, and meant for the clergy, were issues concerning the beliefs ...
Letter to the Editor:The Lincoln Highway Bridge was built in 1915. The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway, from New York to San Francisco. The Lincoln Highway was the pet project of the automobile industry and to a lesser degree the concrete industry, to get more and better ...
Letter to the Editor:News reported that Iowa congressman Steve King went and seen the different prototypes of walls that would be built to keep illegal Mexicans from entering United States. So how much would this cost the taxpayers? I thought Mexico would pay for the wall. Or is that another ...
Letter to the Editor:A BIG?shout-out to all the volunteers for the annual hayride around Cherry Lake! Lots of time and effort goes into the planning of these activities.It was so sad the weather did not cooperate, but rain and the dangerous lightening made for a disasterous mix. The spirit of ...
Letter to the Editor:We learn lessons, usually from our parents, and almost always those lessons are good advice. One that many of us were taught is to be careful with our money. Before we buy something we check to see if it's a worthwhile expense and if we really can afford it. Tama can easily ...
Dear Tama-Toledo Community,My name is Darvin Graham. I live and work within this community and I am extremely proud to call Tama County my home. Since returning to Iowa in 2012 and settling in Tama-Toledo, my wife Allison and I have tried our best to find ways to contribute to the greater good ...
Letter to the Editor:Joseph Schillinger was a music theorist who helped Glenn Miller write his most famous song Moonlight Serenade. He maintained that the most cutting edge music at the time, 1940-ish, was undoubtedly the african american music related to jazz. Interesting too, he thought that ...