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Letters to the Editor

These are letters sent from readers to share their perspective on issues important to them.

#my2sense- CAPACITY... what is it and why is it important?

#my2sense By Julie Hansen CAPACITY... what is it and why is it important? Remember when your grandparents and parents walked to school barefoot, uphill (both ways), in the snow? I do - I believe it too. Well, except for the barefoot part (because their feet would have fallen off from

Political Voices: Iowans Deserve Clean Water — And We’re Making Progress

Political Voices: Iowans Deserve Clean Water — And We’re Making Progress

By: Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Every Iowan deserves clean, safe drinking water. That’s not negotiable. It’s fundamental to our health, our communities, and our quality of life. As Secretary of Agriculture, protecting our natural resources while keeping Iowa agriculture strong has been one of my top

Political Voices: It’s Time To Pass The Iowa Healthy Water Act

Political Voices: It’s Time To Pass The Iowa Healthy Water Act

By: State Representative Elinor Levin Every Iowan, every human, needs water to survive. Whether to drink, to grow plants, to fish, swim, kayak, and paddle, or to uplift amazing local breweries, wineries, and cideries, the water we access simply must be healthy and plentiful for us to have a future.

Editorial: Truth Takes Time

Editorial Column by Danielle McCulley Working as an editor without a journalism degree has given me a perspective that feels worth sharing. I didn’t come into this profession through a traditional path. There’s no journalism degree on my wall, unless you count a lifelong Ph.D. in asking

Political Voices: Cancer in Iowa: Turning Data into Action and Hope

Political Voices: Cancer in Iowa: Turning Data into Action and Hope

By: Senator Kara Warme Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers are not abstractions. They are neighbors, coworkers, parents, and children.

Political Voices: An All-Iowa Problem, Requiring All-Iowa Solutions

Political Voices: An All-Iowa Problem, Requiring All-Iowa Solutions

By: Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner Recently, my colleague, Senator Catelin Drey, rose on the Senate floor to announce she had been diagnosed with uterine cancer. Catelin is an otherwise healthy woman in her 30s. Her predecessor, Senator Rocky De Witt, passed away in 2025 after a lengthy fight against

Political Voices: When Agriculture is Strong, Iowa’s Economy is Strong

Political Voices: When Agriculture is Strong, Iowa’s Economy is Strong

By: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Iowa’s economy is built on agriculture. What happens at the farm gate ripples through our entire state. When farmers are doing well, Main Street businesses thrive, equipment dealers stay busy, manufacturers expand production, and rural communities remain strong. When agriculture struggles, the