Let’s have a rational debate, can we?
Rick Smith, in his letter on March 19, is too dismissive of those who do not agree with the majority of climate scientists. I happen to agree that human activities [...]
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Posted April 08, 2015in Your View
Posted March 31, 2015in Your View
More coverage, please
I’m writing to let you know that I am disappointed in the lack of coverage of the cock-fighting they have every month in the basement of the governor’s mansion. When [...]
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Posted March 25, 2015in Your View
Republican hypocrisy
I remember the debate about where President Obama was born. The Tea Party was taking advantage of the ignorance of the general population about citizenship. Their premise that he could [...]
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Posted March 18, 2015in Your View
Where’s the charm?
Kent Carlson’s thoughts on “charming” (Guest View, March 12) have left me wondering whether he may be just a wee bit confused about what the word actually means. On the [...]
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Posted March 11, 2015in Your View
Don’t punish public schools
Jeff Jorgensen, Republican Pottawattamie County Chair, stated that Sen. Gronstal needs to be discussing charter schools, virtual schools, school voucher programs and homeschooling in order to find solutions for public [...]
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Posted March 04, 2015in Your View
Fast tax
It did not take the Iowa Legislature long to pass and implement a 10-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax increase: Jan. 12 to March 1. But it took them 10 years to eliminate [...]
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Posted February 25, 2015in Your View
East Village is not welcoming?
Capital City Pride (CCP) is the volunteer committee that produces the annual LGBT Pridefest, an annual two-day street event with all-ages entertainment and a parade. For years, the event has [...]
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Posted February 18, 2015in Your View
Remove the log from your own eye
My suggestion to Michael Gartner with his piece on Steve Deace and Douglas Burns article showing outrage at prayer: Remove the log from your own eye before you tell someone [...]
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Posted February 11, 2015in Your View
Protect our money
Civic Skinny clearly points out it’s much easier to spend other peoples’ money (Civic Skinny, Feb. 5). Politicians Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Joni Ernst, Steve King, Bruce Braley and others all [...]
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Posted February 04, 2015in Your View
Great-grandma knows best
I am an avid reader of Cityview and always enjoy Civic Skinny. I’m also thankful for Brian Duffy’s cartoons. I was raised in a newspaper family, so I always read [...]
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