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Opinion
Executive Privilege? Bah Humbug!
This week, the governor announced that she is filing a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register to, in her words, "protect the use of executive privilege." There is nothing that causes more trouble than when a government entity wants more secrecy. There are cases when the government should have privacy, eg, when wanting to purchase property so that the costs aren't run up by the private sector, or in the case of job reviews, but otherwise.
Letter to the Editor: The death of AmeriCorps
Dear Editor:I wondered about the reaction in Vinton since AmeriCorps NCCC was killed last week by DOGE and read what sounded like a cheerful “So long AmeriCorps, it was great knowing you!” from Mayor Bud Maynard. Thousands of team members and staff lost their jobs and community service projects across the country were abandoned. The Vinton campus, which could have been called “the HQ for helping American citizens,” will probably decay for years while people argue about finding the money to turn it into something far less meaningful.
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Trump Report 4-20-25
Dear Editor, On a morning in June 2008 the Cedar River was rising. I left for work and decided to drive downtown to
see how high the water was at the time. As I drove by Fareway, I was surprised to see National Guard
vehicles in the parking lot. It hit me then that this was serious. This was the atmosphere that the very first
Americorps teams experienced when they arrived into town.
Letter to the Editor: Trump Report 4/12/25
Dear Editor,ANNOUNCEMENTAfter the votes were counted on election day, the right and MAGA would have us believe Trump won by a landslide instead of the slim margin of the popular vote that it actually was. That erroneous belief meant to MAGA that Trump has a license to do anything he wants and no one is allowed to express anything else disregarding over half of the electorate who did not vote for him.
The Trump Report 04-06-25
Dear Editor, This has been an absolute horrible week for Americans trying to survive an ill-conceived plan to wreck
our economy and ruin everyone’s retirement accounts. In addition, our Commander in Chief
embarrassed our country by opting out of honoring four soldiers who lost their lives to go golfing with
his Saudi Arabian friends. There were some positive squeezed in with the mayhem of our President’s
actions.
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Letter to the Editor: Respect
To the Editor; Respect
I remember the time when Republicans and Trump supporters were indignant that
President Biden looked at his watch while receiving the bodies of service men and
women at Dover Air Force Base. Off with his head, how disrespectful that he would look
at his watch, what a no good…..
Four American service members were killed in an accident in Lithuania.
Letter to the Editor: Common Ground
To the Editor:There is common ground for those who voted for, or against, Donald Trump to be President of the United States again. First, we can all agree that he won the election. Second, Kamala Harris did not whine and lie to the American people that she really won. And third, since it was a free democratic election, the American people will get the government they deserve.
Letter to the Editor: The Trump Report 03/30/25
Dear Editor,Just one boring week. That’s all our country needs. Just one week without chaos. But we have the
incompetent Trump Administration trying to run our country and mayhem ensues. (Yes, this is long but it
is a complicated subject with a lot of website sources. Sorry if this is taxing your mind.)
Several years ago, when I was attending grad school for my Master’s in Nonprofit Management, there
was a detailed discussion in one of my classes about Crisis Management.
Elementary School in Snippets
Dear Mrs. Hodgson, I have to admit my memory of what I learned in elementary school is pretty vague. I mean, apparently I learned to do the basics, read, write, math etc...but my memories of elementary school are just snapshots of those years. There was one bright spot in those years and it was your class. You were the teacher who introduced me to science.
Letter to the Editor: The Trump Report 03/23/25
Dear Editor,Did you know the United States is at war with Venezuela? No, I did not either but according to the Trump Administration under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, the administration has the authority to round up anyone from Venezuela that they deem illegal in the U.S. who they think are members of a violent gang and ship them to El Salvador because Trump has concocted a war with Venezuela.
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