Dear Friend,As you may have heard, there are only a few days left until the federal government may be forced to shut down all because of unnecessary political brinksmanship.With so many critical issues facing the country, threatening to shut down the government is the height of ...
Letter to the Editor:Iowa's students, regardless of where they live, should be able to access the tools they need to succeed and prepare for the 21st Century economy. But kids living in rural areas don't always have the same resources as their urban counterparts, which is why I recently ...
Letter to the Editor:People who say people kill people not guns. We need guns to protect us. Ask them if we should legalize hand gernades? If a person was hiding behind tree shooting at me. If I had a gernade I could throw it at the shooter behind the tree to protect myself. Why not?My opinion ...
Letter to the Editor:Chris Christie says if Hillary is president the debt will go up. It was president Clinton who took Reagan-Bush deficit and turned it into a surplus. This tells me that Chris Christie is like Rush Limbaugh. To say it nicely Christie and Limbaugh are both fat butts and ...
To the Editor:Presidential hopefuls should share solutions for the multitude of issues facing children.We want the candidates to address the challenges facing our children and working families- access to high-quality preschool, ensuring every child has health insurance, acknowledging a growing ...
Dear Editor,In the republican debate in Colorado republicans running for president want to raise the retirement age. Do they think people who did hard labor getting up at 4am to work in a meat packing plant can still do that work at age 70? Are these republicans running for president nuts?Why ...
Letter to the Editor:On Friday, October 23rd the City of Tama, and the Tama/ Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce teamed up to create an evening of fun and free events for our communities. The Trick or Treat Trail, which is sponsored by the Tama/ Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce, featured nearly 20 ...
Dear Editor,Please pass this on to Dawn Troutner of the Toledo Farmers Market:Thank you, Dawn, for the kind tribute of sympathy to the Freddie Kubik family who have participated in the Farmers Market for several years.I am Shirley's second cousin and we are close. To see you offer sympathy on ...
Dear Editor,Hello friends in Tama, Toledo, and the surrounding Tama County area. I was in Shopko in late September and saw my first Christmas display. A few days later, I was in WalMart and noticed the Christmas wrapping paper on the Garden Center door. As a motion activated Santa wished me a ...
Dear Editor:Seen a Bobby Jindal tv ad complaining about the supreme court. The supreme court is controlled by the republicans. 5 of the 9 justices were appointed by republican presidents. Chief justice Roberts was appointed by president Bush. That is why I vote democrat. It was the republican ...