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Opinion

Iowa Valley Bond Referendum: A Critical Need

Editorials

On Feb. 13, the Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling for a special election on April 2, 2019, for voters to approve a bond issue not to exceed $32 million (cost is $3.38 per month extra for an $100,000 assessed home ...

Iowa Valley’s $32 million bond issue: Decision time is Tuesday

Editorials

Campus security, needed infrastructure improvements and benefits to the educational opportunities provided by the Iowa Valley Community College District are some of the chief reasons supporters of the $32 million bond issue call for your vote next Tuesday, April 2.Voters in the South Tama and ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

Local Columns

The next fundraiser for Phase II for the Wieting Theatre is a Trivia night. This will take place Saturday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Reinig Center. Buy into a table of 8 for $80.For more information or to reserve a table call Barb Jordan at 641-485-6091.Let's have a fun night and raise money to ...

Cornfields, Common Sense and Community

Editorials

Week nine in the Iowa Senate included some of the first major debate of this year. Just this week, we passed over 30 bills out of the Senate chamber.The Senate passed Senate File 536 on Wednesday, which took out a restriction in the Iowa code that limited the operation of tele-pharmacies in ...

Our valuable soil

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor:Do you remember playing in the dirt as a child? As a farmer, I love to play in my "dirt"-or soil- and because of the recent National Ag Week, I'd love to share with you how I protect that valuable resource.We start with "feeding" our soils nitrogen and phosphorous, or as I ...

Happiness is a journey

Local Columns

If you're over 30 or 40 years old, you've probably noticed by now that people are quirky Some people always have a smile on their face, are always "whistlin' Dixie" and are usually optimistic about things. Then there's the other side...the "boo birds," the ones who would find something to ...

What’s wrong with voting?

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor:What's wrong with voting? Why want to discourage it? A current bill in the Iowa legislature requires that a voter's signature be checked to see if it is the same as previous signatures. Yet people's handwriting changes due to illness and age, and no provision is being made ...

District 72 Update

Editorials

Newsletter for Friday, March 15We quickly shifted gears this week, spending much more time in caucus meetings reviewing bills and then debating them on the floor. We debated and passed over 40 bills this week. Many of the bills are non-controversial, taking but a few minutes to discuss and ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

Local Columns

We still have some work to be done inside the new addition.Outside the trim needs painting, landscape to be done and the parking lot created.After all this is accomplished the ne addition will be ready."See ya at the Wieting_ _ _"

More reasons why I loved the 50’s and 60’s

Local Columns

I know we didn't have the Internet, cable TV, the "all-mighty" remote control, cell phones, GPS and all the other conveniences of today, but don't you think we had so much more? Does anyone remember "donkey basketball? We have an old black and white picture of my mom, (Sue Sheda), riding a ...