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Posted August 13, 2014in Your View

Moses would have needed a forklift

Several weeks ago, Civic Skinny shined the light on some of the goofiness in the Iowa Republican Party platform. I have been waiting for a similar review and enlightenment on the Iowa Democratic Party platform [...]

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Posted August 06, 2014in Your View

Replace property tax with income-based system

The amount of Des Moines properties exempt from property taxation was reported in May to have increased 38 percent in the last 10 years. This ever-present problem has frequently caused [...]

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Posted July 30, 2014in Your View

Library should buy local

In the “paid for by taxpayers in Des Moines” column last week, it appears Eurest Services of Illinois was paid nearly $5,000 for janitorial services for the Public Library of [...]

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Posted July 23, 2014in Your View

Snake oil always sells

Civic Skinny (July 17) asked if the $40 million settlement with buyers club was an indication that the 864,000 adult Iowans, “Are so gullible… and can be snookered in a [...]

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Posted July 16, 2014in Your View

Appalled by our poll

I want to tell you how appalled I am that you would include a poll with an option to “Shoot to kill” innocent people. The situation of people coming to [...]

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Posted July 09, 2014in Your View

The first shall be last, and the last shall be first

State Senator and 3rd District Congressional candidate Brad Zaun has made it known that he may leave the GOP and run for Congress as an independent. He was first in [...]

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Posted June 18, 2014in Your View

Not about gender

“I need a woman” and “Modern day David?” (Your View, June 4) are two reasons why more people need to know there is a third choice for governor in 2014: [...]

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Posted June 11, 2014in Your View

They do have Democratic opponents

I am a huge Cityview fan (going all the way back to the days when it was the Skywalker!) and I especially look forward each week to reading Civic Skinny. [...]

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Posted June 04, 2014in Your View

Duffy hates women?

Why does Brian Duffy hate women (Duffy’s View, May 29)? Joni Ernst is an honorable woman. Is this why Iowa has not had a female congressional member yet because of [...]

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Posted May 28, 2014in Your View

It’s a beautiful day in Joe’s Neighborhood

Thanks to Joe Weeg for his column on the American Cemetery in the Netherlands and the care given by the Dutch people to the soldiers buried there. I think it [...]

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