Letter to the Editor: An article in The Toledo Chronicle, Tuesday, August 9, caught my attention. “AAUW to Host Jeffrey Copeland!” I read his fascinating book INMAN’S WAR. Believe me, it is a great story; once started, I could not put the book down. INMAN’S WAR is a soldier’s story of ...
Dear Editor, The American Red Cross recently announced plans to streamline operations and cut costs to better serve the public. These changes include consolidating support services and smaller chapters across the nation. Our local Iowa Rivers Chapter serving five counties in central Iowa is one ...
Dear Editor: I heard Michelle Bachman is coming to Tama-Toledo. People should ask her what did president Bush and republicans do with president Clinton surplus that was left them? Michelle who is more likely to cause a woman to want abortion Tom Harkin or Newt Gingrich who has been ...
Letter to the Editor: General Respect and Compassion in Belle Plaine ...Beauty without Vanity Strength without Insolence Courage without Ferocity And all the Virtues of Man Without his Vices. That is how Lord Byron started his epitaph to his beloved dog, Boatswain, and I believe it fits all ...
Letter to the Editor, Lob Kaloupek (I knew him as Charlie). My Dad, Tony W. Sheda, in addition to having a grocery store in Chelsea also bought cull chickens from the area farmers. In those days (1950’s) almost every farm had crops, chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, etc. They made their own ...
Dear Editor: Ya know, our money system works kind of like four guys in a room that want to play cards, except that they have no cards of their own so they borrow the cards from a card shark. Now the card shark wants the four card players beholden to him, so he charges interest. How does that ...
Letter to the Editor: WE DON’T UNDERSTAND......... If our goverment is so smart why is it so hard to reach a budget agreement??? Stop giving money to other countrys and start helping people in our own country...The rich should pay more, we the common peoople are the ones getting the blunt of ...
To the Editor: As you know the Toledo area endured quite a storm recently. And it left the trees with a lot of damage and the city with quite a mess. I know a lot of residents were left with a lot of expense but the City and the power companies are doing their part to clean things up. But ...
To the Editor: The participants at the Tama County Career Development Center are very capable workers. We are hard working individuals who care about doing quality work. We enjoy performing a variety of jobs. At the present time, we are looking for work that we can do for you. To us, all ...
Letter to the Editor: What is the matter with our water?????? I am so upset with what has been happening for the last 11/2 years in the west side of Tama. I was told that the city is flushing water mains and changing out fire hydrants as to the reason why my water is not usable at times. ...