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Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Trump Report 4/27/25
Dear Editor, In recognition of Trump’s 100 days in office, I have compiled a list of some of his most “notable” achievements,
if you can call them that. I wanted to get to 100 but I decid...
Executive Privilege? Bah Humbug!
This week, the governor announced that she is filing a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register to, in her words, "protect the use of executive privilege." There is nothing that c...
Letter to the Editor: The death of AmeriCorps
Dear Editor:I wondered about the reaction in Vinton since AmeriCorps NCCC was killed last week by DOGE and read what sounded like a cheerful “So long AmeriCorps, it was great knowing you!” from Ma...
Trump Report 4-20-25
Dear Editor, On a morning in June 2008 the Cedar River was rising. I left for work and decided to drive downtown to
see how high the water was at the time. As I drove by Fareway, I was surpris...
Letter to the Editor: Trump Report 4/12/25
Dear Editor,ANNOUNCEMENTAfter the votes were counted on election day, the right and MAGA would have us believe Trump won by a landslide instead of the slim margin of the popular vote that it actu...
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Letter to the Editor: The Trump Report 04-06-25
Dear Editor, This has been an absolute horrible week for Americans trying to survive an ill-conceived plan to wreck
our economy and ruin everyone’s retirement accounts. In addition, our Commande...
Letter to the Editor: Respect
To the Editor; Respect
I remember the time when Republicans and Trump supporters were indignant that
President Biden looked at his watch while receiving the bodies of service men and
women at Do...
Letter to the Editor: Common Ground
To the Editor:There is common ground for those who voted for, or against, Donald Trump to be President of the United States again. First, we can all agree that he won the election. Second,...
Letter to the Editor: The Trump Report 03/30/25
Dear Editor,Just one boring week. That’s all our country needs. Just one week without chaos. But we have the
incompetent Trump Administration trying to run our country and mayhem ensues. (Yes, thi...
Elementary School in Snippets
Dear Mrs. Hodgson, I have to admit my memory of what I learned in elementary school is pretty vague. I mean, apparently I learned to do the basics, read, write, math etc...but my memories of elementar...
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