Letter to the Editor:If you weren't one of the people in attendance at the Wieting Theatre Sunday afternoon, you missed a really fantastic performance by the bluegrass group Monroe Crossing, a four guy-one gal combo that gave an outstanding two hour rendition that ended with a rousing standing ...
Letter to the Editor:Acts of kindness, compassion and caring are hard to find these days. But to a special group of ladies and the kindness of a community, one has to look no further than the members of the C.S.A. Hall in Vining, Iowa.The benefit for Donna Dvorak held recently was a complete ...
Letter to the Editor:Well, here we are again going into December, and wondering where did the year go. It seems like just a few days ago the public works were fixing water leaks all around the city. People were complaining about the cold weather. Then people started mowing grass and soon forgot ...
Letter to the Editor:Kudos to the Tama-Toledo Chamber of Commerce for the great Halloween activities that were sponsored this year.It was wonderful to see families out together enjoying trick or treats, the hayrides and chili supper.This is what small town living is all about!I know it takes ...
Letter to the Editor:November is National Hospice Month, a time for us to educate about our services and reflect on how we deliver our care. More than 1.65 million Americans and their families seek hospice care each year and that number is growing. The focus is on comfort care and living life ...
Dear Mr Editor,I just wanted to commend the Tama City Council, or at the very least those that were present at the November 3rd meeting. I was so impressed with their attentiveness and respect to each citizen's opinion and viewpoints. It made me respect them even more. I imagine being a council ...
Letter to the Editor:The past 3 plus years I have been driving school bus for STC Schools on what we refer to as the Chelsea route. Due to a change in my personal life it became necessary that I resign that post. My one regret is that I did not have the opportunity to tell every parent what an ...
Dear Editor,My name is Phil Harms. I am the supervisor of the Genesis Development Discovery Program in Toledo. This program is a day habilitation program that serves persons with disabilities. Genesis Development creates choices, opportunities and provides supports for the folks we serve. One ...
Dear Editor,Just a quick note on some issues in the upcoming election on the Minimum wage. First: shouldn't the market and the employee skills determine the wages? Second: Shouldn't the minimum wage be a state issue, not a federal issue due to the extreme difference in the cost of living of ...
Letter to the Editor:Under President Reagan, we had trickledown economics. The thinking was that when the wealthy became wealthier, we would all do well. However, that economic theory didn't work as there was no trickle. Today our Republican friends have the same theory under a new guise. The ...