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My name is Janet Haberman Long and I grew up in Kalona. I’d like to write about the start of the Kalona Old Fashioned Ice Cream Bars.
My dad, Archie J. Haberman, started the original …
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9/27/22 02:51 PM
Kevin Kinney has been an outstanding State Senator and we will be well served by his reelection. His law enforcement and farming background give him a great perspective on what Iowa is and …
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9/27/22 02:47 PM
The GOP continues their effort to drive voter confusion and effectiveness by making the process so rule-bound and inaccessible that many citizens will be denied their Constitutional right to …
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9/22/22 01:59 PM
Coffee House Cure for
Cancer - Thank You
When my wife, Joan, and I, remodeled the Old Community Building in Riverside to be leased as a Coffee House, we made a commitment to match donated funds …
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9/22/22 01:58 PM
Heather Hora’s campaign slogan is “Whatever the governor wants, the governor will get.” I will vote with her. So, one has to wonder, what will that do for the constituents that she …
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9/6/22 02:26 PM
The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.thenews-ia.com:
first name: Madhu
last name: Anderson
address: 414 M street
city: Rock …
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8/10/22 04:35 PM
The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.thenews-ia.com:
first name: Aidan
last name: Yoder
address: 5470 Feldveg Strasze SW
city: …
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8/2/22 01:27 PM
Thank you!
Almost half of my career has been in Kalona, working with some incredibly kind and hardworking, dedicated carriers and clerks. 2005 is a long time ago now even though I remember …
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7/26/22 01:52 PM
As many people know, Reggie Patterson’s service station in Wellman, Iowa is no longer in operation, the in- ground tanks and gasoline pumps removed. And a for sale sign present for many months, …
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7/12/22 03:33 PM
In this primary election, we are given two distinct choices. On the one hand is self-proclaimed moderate mayor of Washington Jaron Rosien (he was a Democrat until he recently switched to a Republican …
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5/31/22 02:48 PM
As a result of this week’s ghastly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, I took time to reach out to Iowa’s representatives in Congress as well as the ISEA and NEA about a …
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5/31/22 02:48 PM
Why Iowa State Senator Jim Carlin will be receiving my vote on June 7 in the Iowa Republican primary for U.S. Senate: Would you have voted to end funding for Trump’s border wall, pass a 1.5 …
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5/31/22 02:47 PM
Last week Senator Grassley held a much publicized news conference about rising crime where he repeated a falsehood pushed by Republicans; that crime is much higher in the so- called soft on crime …
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5/17/22 02:51 PM
Another dark day at the Iowa Capitol for working Iowans. A majority of Republican legislators, with all Democrats in opposition, have passed legislation that will cut unemployment benefits for Iowans …
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5/3/22 04:06 PM
I’m writing in concern with how the city of Washington has extended the city limits in a two-mile radius leaving anyone in that purgatory without representation.
I’ll give a good …
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4/20/22 10:27 AM
The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.thenews-ia.com:
first name: Jann
last name: Wann
address: 113 21st St SE
city: Mason …
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3/8/22 02:53 PM
My wife Stephanie and I have lived in the Mid-Prairie school district for 25 years and raised – and are still raising- 5 children. One of the reasons we chose to live here was the …
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2/23/22 04:57 PM
Frequently Asked Questions About Mid-Prairie’s March 1st Bond Referendum
February 11, 2022
1) What construction projects will be funded by the bond issue?
A. Construct new …
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2/23/22 04:56 PM
Schools, traditionally, had been institutions that placed education as priority number one. It was the very reason for them to be in existence. Somewhere along the way arts, athletics, and special …
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2/8/22 11:27 AM
I as a retired family practice physician have some questions regarding physician politicians who use their public forum to give harmful information to those they represent.
As reported in the …
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2/1/22 02:17 PM
