To the Editor; I read that Bill Clinton and ex-president Bush went to Chicago and spoke to Ukrainians. In days past Bill might have flown there in his good friend, Jeffery Epstein’s plane. It is always more calming to fly in a plane you are familiar with! Trumps four-year term with no major world problems…
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Phyllis Lavene Faubion was born August 15, 1926, in Taylor County, IA to George and Guelda (Stephens) Moon. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 26, 2022, at the age of 95. Phyllis attended country school and then Blockton High School for three years, then graduated from Mount Ayr Public School.…
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Robert Eugene “Bob” Graham was born on October 12, 1941, in rural Diagonal to Roy Edward and Gladys Fern (Brown) Graham. He was the youngest of six children. He attended school at Mount Ayr, Benton, and Diagonal, class of 1960. He worked on the farm helping his brother’s Don and Dick and other farms in…
Read MoreTo the Editor: Hunter Biden abandoned his laptop at the repair shop prior to the 2020 presidential election. It contained incriminating information about Hunter and his father, Joe, known as the “Big Man.” Tony Isobolinski was a witness to much of his information. He and it were totally ignored by big media and law enforcement!…
Read MoreTo the Editor: Friday, the Kremlin suggested a change in strategy in their war in Ukraine by announcing Russia was focusing on the “liberation” of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, where Russian backed rebels have partially controlled since 2014. Using words like liberation, is an attempt to justify a war of aggression against a…
Read MoreTo the editor: Kudos to former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton for coming together to lend their support to Ukraine. The ex-presidents, one a Republican and one a Democrat, have never let their political parties stop them from working together. March 16, they made a joint appearance at a Ukrainian Church in Chicago.…
Read MoreTo the editor: Darrell Dodge’s “One way ticket” (column on March 17) plan to deal with gun violence is a good one I think. However, it may be a bit of a knee jerk reaction to the violence plaguing our country. After all, you’re just as dead if you’re beaten to death, stabbed to death,…
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Pauline E. Richardson, 96, of Lamoni, passed away on March 4, 2022 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The service will be hosted on Zoom. To access the zoom meeting, an in-person video conferencing, please send your email to: jj2richardson@gmail.com.…
Read MoreTo the editor: Putin was “very savvy” and “very shrewd” not to attack Ukraine during President Trumps term in office. This was because Trump made the USA energy independent and “very strong” and “very influential” on the world stage. Putin knew our excess energy could supply Europe’s needs and Trump was trying to wean Europe…
Read MoreTo the Editor: Today the Scoop, Senator Grassley’s email to his constituents, had the headline “America Stands with the People of Ukraine,” describing Putin as “inhumane to benefit his own ego. He has no respect for agreements Russia signed to respect the sovereignty of Ukraine. He’s killing innocent people like Stalin did in the1930s.” Not…
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