Letter to the Editor:1 read with much interest the two articles carried on your Editorial Page entitled "The Truth about Postal Reform- written by a Mr. Reed Anfinson a publisher with the Nat'l. Newspaper Association. These two articles, both exactly the same, appeared in the May 11 and May ...

Letter to the Editor:Iowa republican congressman Steve King was on C-SPAN bellyacheing about Obama national debt. What did president Bush, Steve King and the other republicans do with president Clinton surplus? They had control of congress back then. Steve King wants a strong defense. Will ...

Letter to the Editor:Citizens, are you aware that less than 2 percent of the Tama County population aid with putting up the U.S. flags at the cemeteries on Memorial Day, led by the American Legion and Auxiliary?It's just one day out of the year to honor our loved ones, ancestors and friends who ...

Dear Editor: Fifty-hour work weeks. Poverty level pay. Children with special needs and difficult behaviors. Parents with demands for high quality care. A hundred diapers to change a week. New program standards to achieve. High exposure to illness. Health insurance benefits rare. Is ...

Letter to the Editor:John, thank you very much for the excellent story and pix about my brother's retirement. He saw his picture in the paper and has been showing it to everyone he sees.Although my brothers were sometimes bratty little brothers times two, they were always my heroes for having ...

Dear Editor,Most of us are uncomfortable talking about sex. But let's take a moment and get past the blushing, because this conversation is so important. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this April, communities across the country are proclaiming "It's time to talk about it!" This ...

Letter to the Editor:"Junk Days"?I was at the Tama County Historical Society, a few months ago. You know, near the brick building in Toledo, with the alarming looking defused bombs of the WW 2 and Vietnam era outside.There I came across in a historical picture book of a 1890's house I am ...

To the Editor:My name is Crystal Kaufman, I am the owner of Crystal's Cowlick Salon and Tuxedo Rental in downtown Tama. I am writing to you about the concern I have about local people not supporting Tama and Toledo businesses.For the last 8 years Crystal's Cowlick and Tuxedos has donated to ...

Dear Editor,I attended the recent school board meeting regarding the tax increase. First I will go on record saying I am not in favor of cutting any programs, teachers, etc. I think it's ironic that is the first thing Administration looks at is cutting what I would call essential staff and ...

Letters to the Editor:Lies, deceit, corruption and trickery abound in Washington and I'm pretty sure some of the legislators are for sale to the highest bidder. It looks to me like many of our legislators in Des Moines are no different. The article on lobbying in the March 25 issue of the Des ...