Have you heard it said "Freedom of speech for me, but not for thee?"
Had enough hate, crime, poor leaders? Then it is time to find honest, hardworking people that will lead. I know it is hard, that is one of the reasons Diogenes carried a lit lamp during the day when looking for an honest man, there were not many. We can find one or two. Keep looking. We have…
I am so tired of the yearly Grout Historic District house tours! This is not the real Waterloo. Why don't the people spend time going to houses that are meant to be torn down, or just areas of the "great city" that need help with siding, sidewalks, you name it?
As a parent and teacher, I’m worried about the future of education under Zach Lahn.
Our climate keeps heating up with dire effects, but our governmental leaders seem incapable of finding solutions to get us out of this mess that we have caused. One possible way out is to find new technologies that reduce the emission of carbon dioxide that is driving climate change. Almost …
I wish to focus on the last sentence of David Deaver’s letter to the editor of July 25 (“Vote for who you want”).
President Trump was right when he recently sounded the alarm about serious holes in the integrity of our elections. In New Jersey, it was found that over 6,000 non-citizens we're on that state's voter rolls, despite being ineligible. Almost 400 cast ballots! Yet the "experts" constantly tell us that these people can't vote. While not all immigrants are in the country illegally, all who are are non-citizens. Any on that voter roll should be deported.
During the 1917-1922 Russian Revolution, Lenin promised peasants peace, land, and bread — that became central to the Bolshevik/communist political/war campaign. None of this happened — millions starved/murdered. Peasants, like the “dummies” I referred to in a previous letter, were duped. If they didn’t like it, Lenin said: “We'll ask the man, where do you stand on the question of the revolution? Are you for it or against it? If he's against it, we'll stand him up against a wall.” While Democratic Socialists of America have not yet gotten to the wall treatment, here’s their evolving platform:
"Public input does not have to create conflict. In fact, some of the strongest and most successful community projects begin with open dialogue and collaboration," Rhonda Fokken writes.
The MAGA U.S. senators have just proved to me that the so called White House Correspondents Dinner shooting was fake! They are proposing a bill that would use $1 billion in taxpayer money to fund Trump's gaudy, unwanted ballroom because of the so-called "secret" presidential bunker. News flash: It's not a secret! We all know Trump doesn't know the meaning of the word secret. The bunker isn't needed. There has been a presidential bunker since at least the Cold War, if not WWII. He doesn't like it because its not all new and shiny! Trump said the ballroom was going to be funded completely by private donations and no taxpayer money. Plus the cost keeps going up. First it was $300 million, then $400 million, and now apparently $1 billion. I couldn't have seen that coming. Oh wait, I could.
Republicans sit in Des Moines and wonder why people leave Iowa. They just need to look at legislation passing to the governor. State overreach is becoming ridiculous; restriction of local IDs, controlling high school curriculum, limiting screen time and foot stomping about flag lowering for pro-assault rifle sexist racists. Add in the dumb ideas of passing out horse dewormer and requiring supermajority to pass tax hikes for the rich. They eliminate police officer bias training while insuring no diversity programs in the state and take food assistance away from refugees. Make Iowa white again? Still not as bad as what we are seeing federally. Everything I told you MAGA morons about this administration is true. Every campaign promise a lie. Trump wipes his behind with the Constitution, most recently changing what he calls war. Your pedophile protector now wants a $1 billion for his free $100 million ballroom while you pay higher gas prices, more expensive utilities, groceries. Airlines are going broke midflight. Now we have our new pandemic on the horizon. CDC is gutted. Kennedy is useless. Oz is not a credible doctor. Passengers from the hantavirus-infected ship in five U.S. states. Déjà vu over again.
I am writing to express concern over the University of Northern Iowa's request to the Board of Regents to raze the former Alumni House. In recent years, we've seen a troubling pattern of historic campus buildings being allowed to deteriorate to the point where demolition becomes the only option. The 2024 demolition of the historic West Gymnasium is a clear example.
I continue to be amazed by the confusion surrounding what public comments means during City Council meetings. The First Amendment does protect freedom of speech, but it does not give any individual the right to make accusations or derogatory comments toward council members or the mayor during a council meeting in violation of decorum and council procedures.
You are going to the polls this November for the midterm elections. Keep in mind a few things:
I must comment on the guest column by Raina Genaw, "Cedar Falls electricity isn't as clean it seems" in the 2 May issue of The Courier. My only connection to Cedar Falls Utility is as a customer, but I do have experience with the environmental impacts of electrical power plants and facilities.
Raina Genaw said Cedar Falls electricity isn't as clean it seems (guest column, May 2). Or is it not as clean as she would like it? Providing consistent, stable energy at a favorable rate while balancing environmental concerns is not an easy process. Over the years I've enjoyed having reliable electricity for my home and family. Since they went to underground cables I can't remember my last power outage. And the pricing is below other providers. Genaw asks for transparency yet doesn't relate what we might have to give up to get electricity as clean as she would like it. Stability? Consistency? Cost? Balancing the multiple energy options to develop the best blend for the business or homeowner is a process that Cedar Falls Utilities has developed over the years. While overweighting a specific source to satisfy a special interest would be bad policy. Thanks CFU for keeping my lights on!
Today was the first time in a very long time to say I am proud to live in America. I watched four men bust their butts laying cement. They did a great job.
Have you noticed? Often, those on the political left assume the mantle of moral superiority, and superiority in their knowledge of scientific advances as well. Both are self-serving and use fraudulent claims. But that doesn't stop liberals from pretending they are our intellectual and philosophical betters. No matter how much factual evidence they are shown that disproves an argument, they continue to spout the same nonsense. Then they accuse those who don't agree with them of being behind the times or anti-science. Their alleged scientific proof is often filled with holes or is nonexistent, even as the liberal news media promise their unsubstantiated theories. Disagreement is met with angry and sometimes violent rebukes from those who specialize in outrage instead of honest debate. Thankful for less nonsense and insanity in the Trump administration.
The 55 m.p.h. speed limit is default because over past years Republican lawmakers have neutered speed laws to make them of no effect. They got rid of speed cameras, and won't allow law enforcement to use effective equipment to catch dangerous drivers. The old stagnant excuse "everyone drives faster than posted limits" has always been used as a crowbar to pry up speed limits. 60 m.p.h. will be default within a short time. Lawmakers get their election funding and votes from places that think time, profits, schedule, and convenience are more important than the lives that get snuffed by more speed. Lawmakers don't get any election funding or votes from the victims that get killed from it. There needs to be a citizens organization of people who care about their own lives, to sue the state/legislative system to block their disregard for lives, based upon our constitutional right to life and safety. If any readers or law firm have enough gumption to start us such an effort, please call or write me at 20832 Y Ave., Sumner, 50674. I do not look at email. Organizations sue to block every other kind of legislation.
We are 60 days into Trump’s stupid, unprovoked war. People should ask what has been accomplished other than doing the dirty work for the Zionist Israeli dictator Netanyahu. So far the war has cost $30 billion, gas prices are the highest in four years and the Strait of Hormuz is still shut.
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Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
There are Americans alive today that have no idea what the Gestapo and Waffen SS were in Nazi Germany. The Waffen SS worked in the commission of the Holocaust and the Gestapo suppressed opposition to the Nazi Party.
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has analyzed a broad range of data on greenhouse gas emissions and the effects on U.S. climate that had been gathered by the scientific community. In their report on this analysis, the academies stated that the evidence for future harm to human health and welfare from human-caused greenhouse gases is beyond scientific dispute.
Have you had enough? Have there been enough distractions to keep you from focusing on the Epstein files? Trump is a genius at picking headlines to distract. He states he is exonerated from the Epstein files. Epstein had a separate fund to compensate victims. Over 150 women were paid more than $120 million. The number of women who chose not to endure the process of demanding compensation was estimated to be close to another 900. Trump went to war with Iran, urged on by Netanyahu and finding another distraction. There is no doubt he was involved with at least one woman during his friendship with Epstein. When there is indisputable evidence of abuse of a minor, his supporters will disappear. Grassley, Ernst, Hinson, and the other hangers-on might drop their support. Or will they? Why does the media continue to report diligently on Trump’s distractions and ignore these women? The media finds it easier to discuss Trump’s lies as opposed to exposing the weak link. Trump distracts. The media takes the hook. Trump’s base holds on. Trump’s buddies, the people with real money cash in. The women take the back seat. Trump keeps laughing in our face.
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I read with appreciation and respect the thoughtful piece by Bradford Karony in the Times-Dispatch on April 28 conveying his concern with Abigail Spanberger’s words and actions as a Congresswoman given her CIA training and how that might bear on her words and actions as Governor.
Students experiencing homelessness remain one of the most overlooked populations in our public school systems despite the protections outlined in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The policy was designed to remove and reduce barriers to enrollment and ensure students have a stable education. It often fails to address the full scope of challenges these students face.
The phrase “all’s fair in love and war” unfortunately also applies to politics. Especially when it comes to gerrymandering in Virginia. But it is fair to say that the Democrat push for redistricting prior to the 2030 census has shattered the concept of fairness.
On April 14, Gov. Spanberger signed SB18, which establishes that no child under 11 years old can be considered a “delinquent” and instead redirects them away from the justice system and toward community programs.