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Opinion

Thoughts on the response to “Assimilation”

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Friday, July 14, a short, one paragraph editorial was published titled “Assimilation.” In essence it was a complaint to our Federal politicians about leading our country to destruction due to lack of assimilation and multiple languages that do not allow common communication within our ...

It’s the economy, Joe, and only the economy

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Joe Biden’s supporters — and perhaps Biden himself — can’t understand why the presidential poll numbers on the economy aren’t better. Why is he getting so little credit for so much good news on inflation, wages, jobs and the recovery of American manufacturing? Donald Trump’s idea of ...

First Amendment

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In response to LR Guagliano, maybe you should do a simple Google search of the 1st Amendment.That is why your opinion and my opinion can be heard and printed. The only difference is that you want mine censored and the T-R censored from printing it, and then you play the race card. That is shameful.

Securing the integrity of American elections

Columnists

The integrity of our elections and the power of our vote are vital to the health of our democracy. The United States remains a beacon of hope and promise because the people – not politicians – determine the outcome of elections with their voice and their vote. We have witnessed this ...

Gov. Reynolds could king-make a DeSantis presidency

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Minutes before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke last week in Des Moines to an influential social conservative audience, the presidential aspirant’s wife beamed in the front row as she sat next to Iowa’s wildly popular governor, Kim Reynolds, and key Republicans. Casey DeSantis had reason ...

Transitions

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Employee turnover. So many hiring managers dread finding and hiring new talent for their teams. Iowa Valley isn’t immune to this — we are working through employee transitions throughout our organization (from the top, down.) For better or worse, employee turnover is a reality in ...