Opinions

To the editor: I am the owner of Mount Ayr Apartments and Brick plex and this letter serves as a response to an article that was published approximately a month ago regarding existing leases on the premises and other issues. The leases that were mentioned on the article were never approved by me and I…

To the editor: Is our government trying to make it harder for you to vote? The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would hinder millions of Americans in registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate along with either a passport or a government-issued ID. More than 21.3 million Americans lack immediate…

To the editor: At the town hall meeting with Senator Grassley’s representative, one concern that affected almost every person in the room was changes to the Social Security Administration (SSA). DOGE is planning to shut down hundreds of local and regional offices that assist people with Social Security enrollment and resolving errors. Our closest Social…

To the editor: Several people attended the town hall meeting with Senator Grassley’s representative on April 10th. One of the concerns that were expressed was the No Rogue Ruling Act that has already passed the house. Chuck Grassley received a $6,600 donation from Elon Musk after Senator Grassley introduced a proposal that would rein in…

To the editor: If any community member has not been to the Mount Ayr Public Library in a while, you need to stop in. Thanks to the Ringgold Foundation, which is a Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines affiliate, our library has many new updates. Thanks to a 2024 Ringgold Foundation grant, we have two…

To the editor: After declaring a “national emergency” that allowed him to raise tariffs across the board by at least 10% on his so-called “Liberation Day,” April 2, Trump responded by flying off to Florida to attend the Saudi backed Doral golf tournament at his Doral golf club. In the wake of a plunging US…

To the editor: Trump spent most of his election campaign saying his administration would tackle high prices.  He vowed to bring them down on day one–say, January 21. Exit polls on election day in key battleground states indicated that 32% of voters considered the economy to be the most important issue and among that group…

To the editor: The famous poem by an anti-Nazi pastor, rewritten for Donald Trump’s America By Gideon Lichfield Published June 9, 2016 First Trump came for the women And I did not speak out Because I was not a woman. Then Trump came for the people with disabilities And I did not speak out Because I did not have…

To the editor: First They Came © 2023 by Kathryn Redman Based on First They Came by Martin Niemöller First they came for the Trans Youth And I did not speak out Because I was not a Transgender Youth Then they came for the Trans Adults And I did not speak out Because I was…

To the editor: Friday’s “ambush” meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelensky, which saw Trump and Vance playing the role of school yard bullies against a people trying to defend themselves from Putin’s aggression, was just another day at the office for the current administration. I would point out that the Russian government from Stalin to Putin…