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I was pleased to see the April 11 letter, "Rescind 2002 authorization for military force." As Mary Reinking states, the power to debate and de…
Sen. Joni Ernst, doesn’t our government have other priorities? Why is anybody worried about meatless Mondays in our federal government? If eve…
Regarding the column by Cal Thomas in the April 4 Courier (Legal decisions should be based on evidence): Derek Chauvin's defense lawyer is try…
As we observe National Volunteer Week April 18-24, we would like to express our gratitude to all of the individuals that currently volunteer o…
In regards to Fred Abraham's column in the April 11 edition: Abraham's "gold standard" Iowa Poll might have more credibility if it disclosed t…
Has anyone seen “jack-in-the-box” President Joe Biden? It seems like all he does is pop out of his cubby hole, read something from the telepro…
Once again our Republican legislators have gone off the deep end with their liberal gun laws by eliminating almost all gun laws in this state.…
"Columbo" detective Peter Falk always asked "just a few more questions (pronoun)," always in search of facts and truth.
Six decades ago, I was a Republican, supporting Bob Ray, then the longest-serving Iowa governor. At that time Southern Democrats -- a force, n…
Three of your letters today (April 14) decried the audacity of Gov. Kim Reynold to say, “The crisis at the southern border was not Iowa’s prob…
I am appalled to read that the governor declined to allow any migrant children to enter the state saying, “It’s not our problem.” She is not o…
I am deeply saddened and disappointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds' decision to reject the federal government's request to accept migrant children int…
As adoptive parents of three, we find Gov. Kim Reynolds’ refusal to accept migrant children into the state repulsive. Unlike the lack of empat…
The Democrats in Congress knew that to impeach Donald Trump was unconstitutional and not to have the Supreme Court justice there presiding was…
The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2021 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures report illustrates that the burden of Alzheimer’s across the nation c…
So let me get this straight: Iowa legislators just passed a law making it legal for bars to have third parties deliver alcoholic beverages to …
Have you noticed how euphemisms have increasingly entered the political vocabulary to deflect from the truth? The military has used these for …
I was surprised to see a Guest Column above the fold on the Courier's Commentary page March 31. Written by Larry Van Oort, it included a large…
Gee, I'm a white supremacist racist in so many ways it's hard to count them anymore, but let's try.
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Over a year ago, COVID-19 brought about some very significant changes to our lives. Some changes, like plexiglass barriers at restaurants, wil…
In 2002 Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. This 2002 AUMF gave the president the power to authorize the war …
Voting is a basic right.
Now that your mindless governor has bowed to all the crazed Republicans to hide behind the constitutional right to bear arms, we are certainly…
I'm becoming more and more confused when discussions are supposed to be between two people of differing opinions, but in today's day and age, …
A good union job like the one I had for 24 years before retiring provided for me and my family. The union made sure that I was being taken car…
Recently East Waterloo selected five individuals to be inducted into its Hall of Fame. I don’t question that these are very worthy inductees. …
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