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Letters to the Editor

Appreciates gas card return

Letter to the Editor: I want to thank whoever turned in my Kwik Star gas card at Fareway. I hadn't realized I had lost it, and wouldn't have known where to look for it. ...

“Kids in the Kitchen”

Letter to the Editor: The third Monday in January was designated as an annual Federal holiday and National Day of service by Congress. This day is to bring attention to real needs affecting our local community. On January 17th, 2011 we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the holiday recognizing ...

Leave U.S. 63 speed limits alone

Letter to the Editor: In ref: to on line Poll I do not have nor do I know how to use internet. However, I feel strongly we shouldn’t tamper with the present speed limits. The only thing we can accomplish with lower limits is to more firmly convince visitors that we really are a little hick ...

Reason for the season

Dear Editor, Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! A time of friends, family, feasting and giving. No doubt that many gifts be given and received this holiday season. Yet the most valuable gift of all is not to be found in stores nor under a Christmas tree. What is this precious ...

NOW I SEE THE PROBLEM

Letter to the Editor: NOW I SEE THE PROBLEM Now that I am retired, I have time to be out and about and to observe. I see getting to school on time safely as a problem. I know there are several school bus stops around town, but isn’t it a shame that children who live along Highway 63 literally ...

D.A. dubious of WHO Radio

Letter to the Editor: The Iowa chief justice voted out of office was appointed byTerry Branstad. Jan Mickelson on WHO radio blames democrats for her being in office. This tells me one of the qualifications for working at WHO radio is you have to be a moron. Mr. D. A. Benda Toledo

Still time to vote for Tama!!!

Hello tamatoledo news- Thanks for being among the nearly 18,000 people in 1,500 cities to vote for their hometown in Union Pacific's Great Excursion Adventure! This is the last week to vote for your hometown in the first round of the program. Hometown voting ends Dec. 6, 2010. The UP Steam ...

Concern over oil drilling in sacred Indian area

Letter to the Editor: On Nov. 18, 2010, the DNR gave the go ahead for oil drilling near Bear Butte South Dakota, just one and a half miles away in fact. Bear Butte is a sacred place for many American Indian tribes. My grandmothers people go there to pray. This is not right.Most of our sacred ...

Tama Library Silent Auction Report

Letter to the Editor: On October 13, the Tama Library held a silent auction. Our community’s response -from individuals and businesses-was wonderful. You donated; you helped us advertise; and you bought. Because of you, our book fund has been increased by $2,862.00. We are so grateful for ...

Defines the Tea Party

Letter to the Editor: Many pundits have wondered and speculated about the recent political phenomenon known as the Tea Party, but it's really quite simple. The Tea Party is a bunch of middle-aged, middle-class mostly-white people who realized in 2009 that the country they grew up in and love ...