Letter to the Editor:A question to ask the citizens of Tama.Why is it OK to tell a young couple with 4 kids (that are or will be going to STC Schools) that they can't run a small business in a R2 zone. This ground is several hundred feet from anybody.There are a few whiners who are complaining ...
Dear Editor:In the expansion of Hwy. 30 through Tama and Benton counties the Iowa Dot is taking 345% more Land than needed which is a violation of the Iowa code.CHAPTER 6BPROCEDURE UNDER EMINENT DOMAIN6B3 Section 6B.49 g. Ashowing of the minimum amount of land necessary to achieve the ...
Dear Editor,You have to laugh at Donald Trump. He blames democrats for his healthcare plan for failing. Donald it is republicans who control congress not democrats. Trump supporters will you run someone else in the republican primaries against Rod Blum since Blum was against Trump plan for ...
Letter to the Editor:When I'm at the corner of Highway 30 and Highway 63 in Toledo it reminds me of Houston, Texas.Not because of the beautiful Cow-Calf Sculpture but because of litter on the northwest bank.What an eyesore! One side beauty, other side trash!This would make a good community ...
To the Editor:In the run up to his election in November, now President Trump campaigned on the promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Many in Congress made a similar pledge, and two months into President Trump's term we have a proposal: the American Health Care Act. ...
Letter to the Editor:I have not been a big fan of the pipeline, but I can't help but correct some glaring inaccuracies in Ms. Graham's article on the front page about the pipeline protest in Des Moines.The article says the small gathering was to "protest President Trump's approval of the Dakota ...
Letter to the Editor:In the article Union Pacific proposes closing two Tama crossings you forgot to mention that Union Pacific will just take the existing crossing lights/gates/electronic shed/electronics worth over $200,000 that WE paid for.The equipment will be shined up and we will pay the ...
Letter to the EditorCounty Conservation Directors Endorse Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund by Dan Cohen, Director Buchanan County Conservation BoardDuring its annual meeting in Des Moines last November, the County Conservation Director's Association (CCDA) re-affirmed its ...
Letter to the Editor:Let's be honest, defunding Planned Parenthood (PP) is about abortion. Women aren't going to be losing their healthcare. No PP has ever been licensed to give mammograms. The only thing lost is going to be on-demand abortion. Abortions will still be available at the big ...
Letter to the Editor:Please write or call your Iowa lawmakers asking them not to defund Planned Parenthood as Terry Branstad has promised.Iowa has reduced teen pregnancy by more than half in the last two decades. Now is not the time to eliminate providers for women's health care and birth ...