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Letters to the Editor

Mayor addresses Toledo Police issue

Letter To the Editor:Toledo police issueIt seems there are people out in the area who are not happy with the way the police issue in Toledo is developing. There is no way everybody can be pleased all the time. The council has put forth a lot of effort to make sure the safety and wellbeing of ...

Supports Wilkens- questions spending

Dear Editor,I don't have any fancy titIes to put after my name at the end, only humble ones. I am a staunch republican, but have to admit that there is one democrat in this world I am happy to support, and that is Dan Wilkens. Anybody who will stand up to wasteful spending is someone I can ...

Urges politicial cooperation

To the editor:My friends in the Democratic Party might be surprised to hear this, but I am going to miss Representative Horbach, who has decided not to seek office again. The Representative and I had different political views, but I admired the way he approached the job of legislating. Lance ...

3rd District Supervisor Wilkens answers Letter to the Editor

Letter to the EditorI will respond to a letter written by Dwayne Luze and Don Lyon about my involvement in the Tama County Economic Development Commission. I will talk about facts, opinions and my duties as a 3rd District County Supervisor.Some Opinions I would like to share. First I do believe ...

Marine wants to hear from hometown

Letters to the EditorI am Lcpl Sawdey, Bryant N with the United States Marine Corps. I am currently in Afghanistan and would love to hear from people in my home town. I grew up in Tama.My mother and father are Marcia and Stuart Sawdey. I would really appriciate to hear from some people back ...

No “Senator Boswell”

Dear Editor,A letter to the editor in the March 8 issue of the Tama News Herald, signed by Beth, Karla, Maryan, Linda, Pam, Midge and Jeannie, furnished the following information for the readers in the second sentence, and I quote "When our district boundary changed we lost Senator Boswell and ...

Red Cross Month

Dear Friend,When Red Cross Month began on March 1, a few weeks ago, we couldn't have predicted what would happen.The very next day, deadly tornadoes ripped through communities in the Midwest and South, leaving thousands of families reeling as they struggled to clean up the wreckage of their ...

Critical of supervisor, editor over Tama County Economic Development

Letter to the Editor:Having read the article on the front page of The Dysart Reporter of March 15, 2012, concerning the Supervisors and in particular Supervisor Wilkens comments on the Tama County Economic Development Commission, we feel some things need to be addressed.Supervisor Wilkens is a ...

Tony agrees with D.A.

Letter to the Editor:For the only time I'll ever agree with D.A. I agree with him blasting Gov. Christie's lowering the flag for Ms. Houston. It was and is an affront to the memory of my son SSG. Adam Sheda and all other veterans.That could never happen in Minnesota as we have specific laws for ...

Disputes Senator Sodders

Dear Editor,Several weeks ago I wrote a letter to the editor highlighting how Marshall County Senator Sodders had been falsely claiming to represent Tama County as State Senator when in fact he's never been elected to any office representing Tama County. Senator Tim Kapucian is the Senator for ...