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Obama shot himself in the foot, if not the head, by spending very precious presidential capital on a fool's errand. He took his wife with him. Together, they embarrassed the U.S."/>
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Letters to the Editor

“Is President Obama now just the President of Chicago?”

Letter to the Editor: I generally watch the FOX News Channel, but Shepard Smith is not my kind of guy, so I turn the station to CNBC when Smith is on, to watch Larry Kudlow on the Kudlow Report. Here's a good reason why. Tonight, Kudlow asked the question after the President failed to get the ...

Doctor appreciates Toledo and Tama

Dear Residents of Toledo and Tama, Life is short so we all need to live in a place we want to call home – a place where your friends and acquaintances greet you in the grocery store and talk around the melon display. I’ve been humbled by the wonderful reception offered to me by each of ...

“Bring back the yard waste dumpster!”

Editor’s Note: The City Council apparently shared Noel Duffy’s view. See story in LOCAL NEWS - 'Tama yard waste receptacle ordered back' To the Editor: "Bring back the yard waste dumpster!" Fall is here...the leaves are already falling, the annuals and perennials will soon be dead. Do I ...

Takes aim at Branstad for Governor

Dear Editor: Radio ad said governor Brandstad lowered taxes. Fact, sales tax went up twice when Brandstad was governor. I remember listening to WHO radio and governor Brandstad said he wanted to raise cigarette tax a dime a pack. It was Brandstad who gave us gambling, lottery, a regressive ...

Charges newspapers have “unrelenting blatant right-wing agenda”

Letter to the Editor, A friend just brought the Sept. 15 edition of the Toledo Chronicle over and pointed out Steve and Kris Burr’s letter to the editor saying they are withdrawing their subscription to the newspaper to register their objections regarding the recent repulsive cartoon about ...

Says radio wrong on Harkin

Dear editor: Jan Mickelson was on the radio and called Tom Harkin a scum bag because Mickelson doesn't like Harkin on abortion. To bad Tom Harkin doesn't have the same morals as prolifers like Jim Nussle and Newt Gingrich who cheated on their wives. Someone should ask prolifers like ...

Object to political cartoon, cancel subscription

Letter to the Editor: We are registering our objection to the cartoon on the Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Chronicle Opinion page by William Warren by withdrawing our subscription. We understand the first amendment. We also understand the purpose of an opinion page. In addition, we are aware ...

Save on tress to plant

Greetings:  The Tama County Conservation Board is participating in the Alliant Energy sponsored Operation Releaf program. If you are an Alliant Energy customer in Tama County or adjoining counties this program allows you to purchase up to two trees for your yard at substantial savings over ...

Shut down ACORN – Register to vote

Letter to the Editor: I read with disgust the recent article of ACORN workers being arrested for voter registration fraud and the comment made by an ACORN representative saying, “the government should do more to modernize the voter registration system”. I thought about this for about 2 ...

Safety concerns about U.S. 63 overpass in Toledo

Letter to the Editor: Everytime I drive south on the new Hwy 63 overpass, I think about what's going to happen when a car either skids or slides on ice over the edge. There is a chasm down there, folks, but not a single guard rail on either end of the west side of that bridge. Somebody's child ...