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Did library decision reflect will of the community?

By a majority vote of the Kalona Library board of trustees, the book “Gender Queer” retained a place in the library. Did the vote represent the community? If a majority of … more

6/7/23 09:57 AM

A conversation with Senator Grassley

Last Wednesday I was invited to join a journalist with the Fairfield radio station for a discussion with Senator Charles Grassley for his weekly podcast, Capitol Hill Report. The Fairfield … more

By Ron Slechta | 6/7/23 09:57 AM

Cutting anti-poverty programs is wrong direction

I am exasperated that House leadership is threatening to tank our economy to extract devastating budget cuts that target people experiencing poverty. As a condition for allowing the U.S. … more

5/10/23 10:28 AM

1% sales tax paying for school construction

Anyone driving on H Avenue north of the Mid-Prairie Middle School will notice that the soccer field for youngsters between the East Elementary and Middle School has been replaced with a fenced off … more

4/26/23 11:10 AM

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are good things

A recent letter in The News admonished readers to get with it because “‘Woke’ is way dated, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DED) is the new buzz.” The writer then … more

4/4/23 04:51 PM

Supervisors ignore public opinion, hire architect

The Washington County Board of Supervisors ignored public opinion and property taxpayers last week and signed a contract with Carl A. Nelson to develop plans on how to remodel the Orchard Hill … more

By Ron Slechta | 3/29/23 12:31 PM

Lone Tree City Council should forget sign, improve downtown

Seeing Lone Tree on the front page of the newspaper last week and reading the article made me more upset with the City Council of Lone Tree. IDRC performed a mini downtown assessment of Lone Tree. … more

3/28/23 02:29 PM

It’s time to get serious about Lone Tree

Thank you for your recent article, “Underperforming” (March 23, 2023). Finally somebody is calling attention to the fact that there are a whole lot of things wrong with Lone … more

3/28/23 02:27 PM

Keep up: ‘woke’ is out, DEI is in

‘Woke’ is way dated, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is the new buzz. Colleges across the country dedicate on average 45 staffers to DEI training, 1.4 more than history … more

3/28/23 02:25 PM

Republicans should wake up too, Sen. Ernst

Senator Joni Ernst and the Republican caucus have learned a new word, ‘woke,’ and by golly they’re gonna use it. In her recent piece in The Kalona News she used it five … more

3/17/23 04:04 PM

To ensure transparency, government notices should continue to be published by independent newspapers, not a government-controlled website

Some members of the Iowa Senate do not think that public notices published in newspapers remain relevant and necessary. A bill filed in the newly formed Technology Committee just over a week ago … more

3/17/23 04:03 PM