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State leaders should advocate for public education

To the editor: What kind of state leadership advocates to get kids out of their public schools? Ours does. That is exactly what Gov. Reynolds and some current Republican legislators are doing when they try to push an initiative to transfer public taxes to support educational opportunities outside of the public school parameters and requirements. And that is exactly what they are doing when they fund public schools at a percent far less than that of inflation. How do public schools pay their bills? They must cut the services they provide. Our governor and those state legislators ...

Says carbon pipelines are private profit, public risk

To the editor: For the second time since Texas-based Navigator announced its plans to ram a carbon pipeline through Webster County, landowners gathered en masse Aug. 25 to demand answers about the dangerous project. Can the pipeline company provide an iron-clad safety guarantee? Will landowners be fairly compensated for their land’s condemnation? No, and no again. The corporation behind the project can’t even nail down its route — Thursday’s meeting only happened because the company changed its mind. Carbon capture is Iowa’s problematic pipe dream. Despite industry claims, ...

Wants answers on immigration questions

To the editor: Mona Charen, in her article “An America-first immigration policy” (Messenger Opinion page, Aug.8), writes of the shortage of workers and the need for immigrants to fill those positions. She ended her article with the question that she says Republicans must answer today: How do you like this immigrant-starved America? I can’t speak for any other Republican or for that matter any Democrat or independent who is troubled by the crisis ongoing at our southern border. There may be many jobs that could be filled by immigrants, but those same jobs should be filled by ...

Thankful for help

To the editor: To the person who returned my lost wallet to me and the person who turned my cards into the credit union, I thank you so much. You saved me a lot of grief. Gregg Kreamer Fort Dodge

Thanks to Trinity UnityPoint Clinic

To the editor: I wanted to express my great thanks, and appreciation, to the docs, practitioners, nurses, and general staff of UnityPoint Clinic, and Trinity Regional Medical Center for the great pleasure it has been for me to be associated with this excellent multi-specialty group for the last 16 years. I continue to be quite impressed with the level of medical care that I saw when I started working here, as well as the overall sense of cooperation and support that I noted right away. I remember well when we first arrived here in Fort Dodge, I was so pleasantly overwhelmed with the ...

Grassley stays in touch with people

To the editor: Chuck Grassley just finished his 42nd year of visiting each of Iowa’s 99 counties to take questions and hear concerns from the people of our state. That’s over 4,000 meetings since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. It shows that Grassley still has his priorities straight. Democracy is all about government of, by and for the people. We need representatives in Washington (as well as in Des Moines) who know what we are thinking. So many people rely on the media and online platforms to both get their information and share their views. But there’s no ...