-Letter to the Editor:Iowa has become ground zero in the national debate on horse slaughter, now that the USDA has cleared a horse slaughter plant to begin butchering horses here. Not only will our state earn the disdain of 80 percent of Americans who disapprove of horse slaughter, but Iowans ...

Letter to the Editor:Citizens of Tama County, if you know of any child up to the age of 18 in your area with an orthopaedic condition (muscle, bone or joint related) please inform families about a free evaluation clinic.The Shriner's Hospitals for Children in the Twin Cities will host a free ...

Letter to the Editor:The staff and participants of the Tama Career Development Center wish to take this opportunity to thank the community for their support of our participants and ongoing programs during the duration of the Iowa Valley Community College District operations of this program. The ...

Dear Editor:It was brought to my attention today after I already purchased my family's season ticket for the Aquatic Center, that since my Fiance and I filed our taxes separate and are not legally married that he and I couldn't be on the same season ticket. Even though we both live in the same ...

Letter to the Editor:I would like to comment on the letter to the editor by Anne Michael where she states the projected debt for the United States in 2013 is $600 billion, along with some other inaccurate figures concerning the National Debt. I wonder if she is confusing the deficit with the ...

Letter to the Editor:A few years ago David Hamilton from Grinnell (long-time financial advisor to the Men's Golf League in Tama) was having a conversation with Jim Zabel when the subject of Tama arose.Zabel immediately said: "Tama! I spent a week one night there in the Town Pump."There ...

Letter to the Editor:Thanks!Gratitude! Appreciation! These are the words I would like to express to our wonderful, hard-working library staff and generous community for all the many hours they put forth in assisting with library data entry in the recent weeks.It is pretty fantastic to work in ...

To the editor:As a former letter pointed out, it is absolutely correct to be concerned about the national debt. However, there is at least a degree of hope on the horizon. In 2009, the debt was 1,400 billion; in 2010 and 2011, the debt was 1,300 billion. In 2012, the debt was 1,090 billion. The ...

Letter to the Editor:Disappointed for the Iowa Veterans HomeRecently, I was part of a small group who gave testimony to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding serious concerns about the Home's Commandant. We were there for only one reason -- we care deeply about the veterans/residents ...

Open Letter to the Community:As a concerned parent in the Meskwaki community, this letter is written to the community at-large, to inform the people of events that took place regarding my son and decisions made by those in positions of power and carried out by incompetent officials. I do this ...