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Letters to the Editor

Linocln Highway By-Way Sales underway in Tama

Dear Editor:The community should thank all the volunteers, vendors and visitors concerning the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Sale Days.Bright and early Thursday morning, Toledo Mayor Svoboda began the annual celebration with a flag raising and Pledge of Allegiance at the Lincoln Highway Bridge Park. ...

Refugee kids at IJH

Dear Editor,Housing refugee children at the former IJH site is a great idea. Unfortunately Governor Branstad is not going to do anything which might offend his friend Rep. Steve King. How sad!Bill ChristensenLebanon, Tenn.

Hats off to Chelsea’s 150th celebration

Dear Editor,We are writing to express our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to all of the members of the Chelsea Community who came together to make the 150th Celebration a success.The members of the 150th committee, led by Brian Balvin, did a wonderful job of coordinating the event by ...

D.A. questions Novie’s response

Dear Editor,Republicans are fiscal conservatives? Novie White expalin why Chuck Grassley wanted to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for a rain forest in Iowa? Novie explain why president Clinton could take a huge Reagan-Bush deficit and turned it into a surplus in the treasury? ...

Says Mayor, Chronicle were correct in reporting

Letter to the editor,In response to Brian R. Gumm's letter to the editor printed in the July 9th edition of the Toledo Chronicle, Mayor Svoboda's statement of low life's regarding the thieves who stole his trees right out of the ground was right on the money. The Chronicle's printing it as ...

Says Senate needed to stop wrecking country

Editor,Is Iowa having buyer's remorse in '08 Iowa was giddy with a community organizer - C.O. who promised Utopia. Thanks to Iowa what did we get? Look around and see what is happening. Actually you are as now Prez Obama has a 37% approval rating. That means 63% of Iowans don't like what a C.O. ...

D.A.: Questions Ernst ad

Dear Editor:If Joni Ernst is a true Iowan like the ad says. Why does Karl Rove, American Crossroads pay for that ad? Where was Karl Rove born in Iowa and where in Iowa does he live?Mr. D. A. BendaToledo

Excitement promised for Lincoln Highway Buy Ways in Tama

Dear Editor:Three days of excitement, gain, and prosperity on August 7, 8, and 9th.The Lincoln Highway Bridge Park and throughout all of the LH Route in Tama will be host to the annual Buy-Way garage sale.Vendors, food stands, and music/entertainment will be at the Tama Lincoln Highway Bridge ...

Bill: Ernst remark?

Dear Editor:Kind of "Seven Days In 'May-ish' when the Lieutenant Colonel calls for the impeachment of the President of the United States.Bill ChristensenLebanon, Tenn.

Traveler appreciates help from Thys Chevrolet

Letter to the Editor:I would love to let your community know about the wonderful people at Thys Auto Dealership. I was driving from Cedar Rapids back home (Templeton, Iowa) on Monday, July 15 when my car started acting up. I was very stressed because I was driving a Suburban with 8 children.We ...