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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Let all 5 supervisors work for us

Letters to the Editor

Dear Voters of Tama County, In the fall of 2024 you went to the polls and voted to end corruption and financial doom. You wanted to talk and be heard, and have county-wide representation. You voted conservative to keep our Iowa and Tama County safe. You wanted to support a group who was ...

There is more good work ahead, and I am ready to do it

Editorials

My name is Amanda Kriegel, and I have served as Tama County Treasurer since April 2022. I am continuing my candidacy for Treasurer as a write-in candidate in this year’s general election, and I want Tama County residents to know more about my record, my experience and what I hope to ...

Letter to the Editor: Vote for Berleen Wobeter

Letters to the Editor

Vote for Berleen Wobeter, not for Dean Fisher. Here is one of many reasons why. Mr. Fisher and his Republican allies have now been completely in charge of state government for almost 10 years. In that time the state budget has gone from surpluses to massive deficits. While the final numbers are ...

A Fair View

Local Columns

I want to address some misinformation that Heather Knebel put in her Oct. 9th column about representation. With three county supervisors, I represented Toledo, Garwin, Gladbrook and Lincoln with Lincoln being 20 miles from me. With the five-member board, Curt Hilmer has Lincoln at 25 miles ...

Letter to the Editor: Five to Three Supervisors

Letters to the Editor

I want to encourage the citizens of Tama County to vote yes in November to go from five board members back to three. As someone who has worked for the county for many years with experience with supervisors I would like to share my reasoning. These men and women work hard for our county and care ...

Letter to the Editor: Vote yes — 3 is enough

Letters to the Editor

RESEARCH. Lawsuits were filed in 2022 against Tama County to stop Wind Turbines even though signed Contracts were already in place. Tama County Against Turbines circulated a Petition to go to 5 Supervisors with hopes more would be better for them. The Petition was filed August 15, 2022 by Linda ...

Dengler Domain: Northwest Iowa

Local Columns

Recently, I drove through rural northwest Iowa. This part of the state is like physics, I do not have much experience with it. One realizes most of Iowa is not flat until they drive through northwest Iowa. When driving between Gillett Grove and Havelock, the eye can see from north to south and ...

On Nature: Climate Predictions Happening

Local Columns

In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly last year, President Trump said that all the predictions about climate change that have been made by the United Nations and many others were wrong. While this blanket statement was not specific, it is useful to examine some of the predictions ...

District 53 Newsletter: Sept. 30, 2026

Editorials

On Monday, Sept. 28, President Trump announced that a new steel mill will be built near Fort Madison in Lee County, Iowa by Mesabi Metallics. This is incredible news, not just for Iowa, but for the nation. The announcement is a once-in-a-generation economic victory for Iowa. Mesabi is making a ...