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Congratulations and thank you

I opened the weekend Times Republican this morning and saw the front-page article about the INA annual awards banquet in Des Moines. Your article moved me to write a note to the editor. I have been wanting to express my appreciation of the TR since last summer when I returned from vacation. I ...

The hypocrisy of Trump and Republicans

1. Denouncing the killing of protestors in Iran but defending the killing of 3 protestors who were American citizens by ICE. Recently, a woman in Minneapolis, who is disabled with a brain injury and is autistic, accidentally got into a blockade by ICE. She was told conversely by 2 agents to ...

Let’s fix the old hospital

Dear Mikayla Foreman and others — you are an angel sitting in God’s arms. You have faced more obstacles and made it this far — don’t give up, you’re almost there! I have mental illness, a disabled nurse at the age of 45. I loved my career, but the emotional toll it took on me almost ...

We need a new secretary of agriculture

Just days after Mike Naig announced that he will seek another term as Iowa Sec of Agriculture, he finally realizes that thousands of Iowa farmers and hundreds of thousands of Iowans have lost their health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Where was he during the past ...

53rd District run

On Feb. 23, the Secretary of State’s office is open for it’s elections department to accept petitions to run for office. After never getting out of the primary, I’m still incouraged at the 60 votes I got last time. I’ve been trying to think of subjects that resonate with the voters of ...

Joni Ernst stands for life

Of course Senator Ernst stands for life, since she made sure to tell us that we’re all going to die.