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Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Random Thought
Dear Editor, Why are we allowing those illegals who have already violated our immigration laws? Democrats rail on due process. The number is large maybe in excess off 2 to 20 million. It would take 200 or more years to hear individual cases--not practical. Leftist have really screwed our citizens. Now we are offering to pay them to self-deport, it is the only logical solution.
Letter to the Editor: The Trump Report 05-04-25
Dear Editor, Disclaimer:This is titled The Trump Report which means that it is about what Trump has done this past week. If you cannot bear to read what is really going on, it would behoove you to STOP READING this NOW because if you think that the last 100+ days have been good for this country, it is you who needs a mental evaluation. The first quarter economic reports came out this week and we saw exactly how the Trump administration’s policies effected our economy.
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Letter to the Editor: The Donald - 2
Dear Editor,Randy. Just who did the Donald rape? Just how many women? Answer--Just as I thought no answer. He who is without sin cast the first stoneThe rest of you critics. Where are the solutions, where is the leadership and where is the direction? Homan closed the border without any additional Congressional legislation.
Letter to the Editor: Go Donald, Go!
Dear Editor,It is becoming more and more apparent that the Democrat party has no leader, no direction, and no solutions to the problems confronting our working class. How come border crossings by illegals went from thousands to a few hundred in less than a hundred days? How about an executive who has a spine and a vision! MAGA.&nb
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 decided that was too much time involved. Before anyone
gets all apoplectic that I am picking on poor little Trump, if you have issues with this list, take it up with Trump
because he is responsible for each and every one and more.
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 causes more trouble than when a government entity wants more secrecy. There are cases when the government should have privacy, eg, when wanting to purchase property so that the costs aren't run up by the private sector, or in the case of job reviews, but otherwise.
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 Mayor Bud Maynard. Thousands of team members and staff lost their jobs and community service projects across the country were abandoned. The Vinton campus, which could have been called “the HQ for helping American citizens,” will probably decay for years while people argue about finding the money to turn it into something far less meaningful.
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 surprised to see National Guard
vehicles in the parking lot. It hit me then that this was serious. This was the atmosphere that the very first
Americorps teams experienced when they arrived into town.
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 actually was. That erroneous belief meant to MAGA that Trump has a license to do anything he wants and no one is allowed to express anything else disregarding over half of the electorate who did not vote for him.
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 Commander in Chief
embarrassed our country by opting out of honoring four soldiers who lost their lives to go golfing with
his Saudi Arabian friends. There were some positive squeezed in with the mayhem of our President’s
actions.
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