Letter to the Editor:I recently received an e-mail which voices my thoughts exactly, and would like for others to see.Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way that you can quickly understand them. This quote came from the Czech Republic. Someone over there has it figured out. ...
Letters to the Editor:My name is Jessica Suhr, but most people know me as Jessica Gabriel. My journey at IJH began when I was very young, because my mother Revae Gabriel has worked at the IJH every since the early 80's.My twin sister, younger brother, and I knew how much work she put into ...
Letter to the Editor:Let me see if I get this straight,Governor Branstad. You have chosen to close the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo even though:1. It has a 94-year history of serving the disadvantaged youth of Iowa;2. Juvenile Court Officers in Iowa say doing so removes a valuable and necessary ...
Letter to the Editor:Let us as a community accept whatever new challenges lie ahead. Look not upon the past as a failure but a process towards a new beginning.Let us renew our faith in each other and to continue teaching that our faith renews all the good in each and every one of us.Wednesday, ...
Letter to the Editor:Why garden with prairie wildflowers?From pioneer times up to now, the Midwest's prairie landscape has been dramatically altered. Prairie wildflowers and the life forms dependent upon those plants have been annihilated across large swaths.Modern farming and urban sprawl have ...
Letter to the Editor:On Tuesday, February 4, the PPEL (Physical Plant and Equipment Levy) comes up for a renewal vote. Money from this levy will provide funds for many infrastructure needs such as high school boiler replacement, parking lot repairs, bus replacements, and building repairs and ...
Letters to the Editor:For many of us we first met Lavonne at the Tama Elementary School and she followed us for over 60 years. Her smile was a wonderful gift. She will be missed.Lavonne and her family are a part of the fabric of Tama. They exude style and grace wherever they go and they have ...
To the editor:I am proud to be a part of the Tama-Toledo communities. The evening when community members met to begin the mission of preserving the State Juvenile Home, I was amazed at and proud of the number of people who filled the high school gymnasium. I was proud of the people who ...
Letter to the Editor:I would like to make one last summary and encourage all citizens especially business owners, property owners and senior citizens to get to the polls and vote NO on the tax increase for the next ten years.First off I must commend teachers. Some of the greatest people I know ...
Letter to the Editor:"Home is where the heart is."It is more than just words.It tells a story.93 hearts were broken when their lives were uprooted at the closure of the "Home."It also broke many other peoples hearts to seen the ringing of he bell at the home.It was like crying out that famous ...