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Opinion

Vote Mike Wolfe for Iowa Senate

Your View

Vote for Mike Wolfe for Iowa Senate. I’ve had several opportunities to talk to Mike and hear him speak. I am impressed with his ideas and his ability to communicate them. If you are interested in knowing more about him, watch the video of the LWV forum on Oct. 8 which you can find on the ...

Vote Sue Cahill on Nov. 5

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Politics in 2024 are messy. At best, the ads we see are disingenuous. At worst, they push false information. Decision-making is easier when candidates have a record we can objectively evaluate. Sue Cahill has a record we can vote on and count on. We have known Sue for 10 years now. We have ...

Give our teachers the tools they need

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I own an embarrassment of tools. Kim and I have done quite a bit of remodeling over the years (it’s my excuse to buy ANOTHER tool). A couple of months back, I had the opportunity to tour Miller Middle School, and was shocked at the condition of the building. Our daughter (Lexi) had ...

Leadership change needed, Vote Joel Oliva

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I have worked with our elected officials at Marshall County for 14 years and call many of them my friends. That is why writing this is one of the most difficult things I have done. When service to the people is declining, it is the duty of leadership to communicate what is going on, no matter ...

Why the fight for Trans rights never gets easier — or less vital

Columnists

In the spring of 1999, young people across the country began to prepare for that singular teenage right of passage: prom. For Diamond Stylz, this time included not just finding the right dress and corsage but fighting for her right to attend prom at all. School administrators had told the ...

Trump shouldn’t be president

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When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in 2016, the Ku Klux Klan held a parade and celebrated his presidency. In the next four years, here in America, the crime wave reached new heights. I don’t believe we want Donald Trump as President of the United States, when it ...