Opinion
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“WTF? It’s in the Code!” Your letters June 9, 2026
“When I have an issue, I report it to the management company, engaged by the HOA to perform maintenance. When it’s not done, I call the city for enforcement, and am referred back to the HOA—who has done nothing.”
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‘I find MAHA rather hypocritical’: Your letters June 2, 2026
“We see the President eating fast food, sucking down soda pop, and eating very poorly, yet he sits and says American people on SNAP are causing a drain on medical costs due to their unhealthy eating habits.”
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“Is he trying to be more disgusting than Donald Trump?” Your letters May 26, 2026
Readers sound off on Iowa issues: May 26, 2026
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“Criminal penalties don’t make cannabis safer:” Your letters, May 19, 2026
“Iowa’s current approach doesn’t prevent use. It just punishes it. And the people being punished aren’t criminals—they’re workers, parents, veterans, and patients who would rather buy a clearly labeled product than guess what’s in something they got from a friend of a friend.”
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‘I feel extremely betrayed:’ Reader letters May 12, 2026
“I feel extremely betrayed by the governor of the state of Iowa for turning over my personal and private voter information to the Trump regime.”
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‘What a colossal waste of taxpayer money:’ Reader letters May 5, 2026
“What a colossal waste of taxpayer money! And this is what our legislators feel is important?”
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OPINION: This May Day, Iowans say workers’ rights are immigrants’ rights
For generations, those in power have tried to divide workers to weaken our collective strength. But working people in Iowa know the real threats we face come from greedy and abusive people in power—not our fellow workers.
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Should Iowa raise the speed limit? Reader letters for April 28, 2026
Readers sound off on Iowa issues: April 28, 2026 Do you support Iowa raising the two-lane speed limit from 55 to 60 miles per hour? Problems in Atlantic schools: Iowa State softball wins: Reader feedback: No Kings Clinton:
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Opinion: How Rob Sand flipped two key advantages Republicans held in Iowa
Iowa Starting Line founder Pat Rynard breaks down how Rob Sand spent years taking two of Iowa Republicans’ biggest political advantages away from them — and why that is pivotal in his race for governor. Five years ago, I invited Iowa’s top Democratic leaders and candidates to a presentation to raise the alarm on the…
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OPINION: If Trump really cared about Main Street, Iowa would feel it
President Donald Trump visited Iowa this week, touting his economic record and asking voters to believe he stands with working people, small businesses, and farmers. As business and farm leaders who live this economy every day, we wish that were true. But what matters to Main Street Iowa is not the stagecraft. It is whether…
