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Let’s get Johnny fed in a responsible way
March 24, 2013 Someone struck a nerve recently by observing: 1. School food programs are good since hunger makes learning difficult. 2. School food programs now exceed the school day and school year. 3. more »»
Community effort makes Daffodil Days a success
March 24, 2013 This month the American Cancer Society sponsored its annual Daffodil Days — a program that brings hope to people and their loved ones who are facing cancer. more »»
Appreciates letter on food waste
March 24, 2013 This is in response to those criticizing Jane Jech’s remarks about the food waste at the schools. I’m wondering if these people have ever been at a school when it is lunch time. more »»
Camouflaging Easter
March 24, 2013 I would like to preface my remarks on the Easter story due to the facts available to us in the Bible — giving us further knowledge of what took place on that blessed Easter morning of long ago. more »»
It’s time for a bipartisan solution
March 24, 2013 After the recent release of the House and Senate budget proposals, the co-chairmen of the Campaign to Fix the Debt issued a statement supporting both parties for making a commitment to deficit... more »»
Local businesses have helped us thrive
March 17, 2013 Back in the 60s when all of us kids where leaving home, my Dad shared an objective with all of us on necessary elements to find when locating in a new area. more »»
Food programs letter was unfair
March 17, 2013 The article about the feeding the children of lunches and breakfast was very cruel and didn’t seem very educated on the issue really at hand. more »»
T-R made sound decision on pastor arrest
March 17, 2013 I just read that a local pastor was arrested for OWI and failing to stop at a stop sign. This paper, like always, printed the arrest. This time it showed a picture of the man arreste. more »»
Letter describes skewed view of poverty
March 17, 2013 A recent letter addressing school lunch programs makes bold, simplistic assertions about human behavior and poverty that don’t align with science or reality. more »»
Shocked by former candidate’s letter
March 14, 2013 I am simply stunned by the letter to the editor by Jane Jech, a well-known community member whose goal for several years has been to serve Marshall County and surrounding areas as a state legislato. more »»
Pass bills on merit, not for money
March 14, 2013 State Sen. more »»
City council should allow more time for citizens
March 14, 2013 From time to time I attend local city council meetings to ask questions or make suggestions on items before them being consider for passing or rejecting. more »»
Local pastor deserves compassion
March 13, 2013 Recently, a well-respected pastor was arrested and charged with OWI and failing to stop at a stop sig. more »»
Coverage of pastor arrest was unfair
March 13, 2013 I am writing in the response to the article which was printed March 8, regarding the coverage of Pastor Gregg Davison’s OWI arrest. more »»
Helping is a patriotic duty, not a burden
March 13, 2013 I read with dismay Jane Jech’s recent letter to the editor regarding waste and hypocrisy in school food programs. more »»
Waste and hypocrisy in school food programs
March 10, 2013 No one questions the fact that students have difficulty learning when they’re hungry. more »»
Branstad plan snubs low income Iowans
March 10, 2013 Until recently, Governor Branstad failed to start working on any low income health system, knowing that Iowa had three years to develop improvements to IowaCare or to set guidelines for expanded... more »»
10 people make 90-year-old lady’s day
March 6, 2013 I was compelled to write this letter because something very nice happened to me on Thursday, Feb. 21. I met some amazing people, and just when I was beginning to lose faith in my fellow man. more »»
Now is the time, they deserve a vote
March 5, 2013 Our nation has suffered too much at the hands of dangerous people who use guns to commit horrific acts of violence. Most gun owners are responsible, law-abiding and they use their guns safel. more »»
Message in a song
March 5, 2013 Over the centuries, the tunes of the songwriters; often are born out of human experiences that shaped their lives. more »» |
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