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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Research

Letters to the Editor

RESEARCH is all I can say to any Tama County resident, Taxpayer, and Voter. There is a lot of misinformation being printed, talked about, published trying to get you and others to believe taxpayers want and need more representation in Tama County. REAL FACTS are what you need to make your ...

Fall Is Here, But We’re Not Slowing Down

Local Columns

Fall is here, and I have to admit, this is one of my favorite times of year in Dysart. Harvest is underway, the leaves are starting to change, football season is in full swing, and there’s just something about fall in a small town that’s hard to beat! It’s also hard to believe we’re ...

Brass Tacks from Rural Iowa: The Price is… High

Editorials

I have a habit of watching C-SPAN, with my coffee, possibly more mornings than I’d like to admit. That or RFD-TV, which has real-time updates on grain or fertilizer prices. But every now and again I take a break and flip through a few channels before setting about my day at hand. Not too ...

Dengler Domain: Rain Before Harvest

Local Columns

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Some may say farmers are like Goldilocks with the weather where it is too wet or too dry, farmers must deal with the consequences. Coming off several dry years, this year has felt like living in the Amazon rainforest. Before this deluge of rain in ...

Dengler Domain: Taking Advantage

Local Columns

With harvest around the corner, fertilizer decisions are possibly being made by farmers. With fertilizer in front of corn, nitrogen is being applied. Without access to ample supply of manure, synthetic nitrogen is needed. Who is the go to? CF Industries. According to Farm Action, CF Industries ...

Letter to the Editor: Representation closest to the people

Letters to the Editor

I heard it said recently that all taxpayers should want Government representation “closest to the people”. Question: Does your representation increase or decrease with Tama County divided into 3 Supervisor Districts versus 5 Supervisor Districts? Clearly your representation decreases and ...