opinion
Thank you, Nordic Fest Board
Friday, July 2, 2021 2:43 pm
Dear Editor, Small-town festivals require frequent changes to remain relevant and enjoyable to locals and visitors alike. For this reason, I would like to publicly commend the current Nordic Fest Board’s efforts to infuse Decorah’s 2021 celebration with vibrant creativity. …
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World Elder Abuse Day raises awareness June 15
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:09 pm
Dear Editor: Tuesday, June 15 signified World Elder Abuse Day. Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging joined communities worldwide to promote awareness and highlight solutions to this systemic social challenge. As Americans, we believe in justice for all, but we …
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What are they hiding?
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:08 pm
Dear Editor: On May 28, Senators Grassley and Ernst, along with other Senate Republicans, blocked the Senate from bringing up the bill to form a Jan. 6 Commission. Why don’t the Republicans want to expose the facts concerning the insurrection …
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Promoting the exceptionalism of America
Friday, June 18, 2021 9:08 pm
Dear Editor, The Principles upon which America was founded – Liberty, Justice, and Equality – are ideals we are always trying to work towards, and over the last 245 years Americans have done a better job at it than any …
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Handle things at a local level
Friday, June 4, 2021 4:58 pm
Dear Editor: Through the years, one of the principles of the Republican Party was things were best handled at the local level. Rather than the federal level, it was better to deal with issues at the state level and, even …
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Hats off to Decorah teachers!
Friday, June 4, 2021 4:58 pm
Dear Editor: I have always been grateful for our school system, the vested teachers, excellent extracurriculars, and the amazing support staff. This year, we are forever indebted to Decorah Schools for their unwavering commitment to the students. Last summer, I …
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Addressing Decorah parking space, election issues
Friday, May 28, 2021 3:44 pm
Dear Editor, The City Council needs to continue to protect the citizens and the business community. There is no reason why curbside deliveries can’t continue if it helps the business. Upon the application for a parking space, a business should …
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Decorah mask mandate exit strategy is based on fear, not fact
Friday, May 14, 2021 9:05 pm
Dear Editor, Although an exit strategy for the Decorah city mask mandate should have been a part of the original mandate, and the city mask mandate belatedly came six months into the pandemic, and the city mask mandate goes against …
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Larger cities have much to learn from Decorah; thank you Decorah Rental
Thursday, May 13, 2021 1:33 pm
Dear Editor, Our family has just returned home to Tulsa, Okla. from having spent eight days at Pulpit Rock campground. Part of our vacation plans included renting a car. So, upon arriving in town, I drove our RV to Decorah …
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Thank you Donlon Pharmacy for vaccination efforts
Thursday, May 13, 2021 1:32 pm
Dear Editor, The citizens of Decorah and Winneshiek County owe a big “Thank You” to the staff of Donlon Pharmacy for their efforts to vaccinate as many of our citizens as they could. They have held daily clinics in their …
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Bergan, Klimesh and guns
Friday, April 9, 2021 6:40 pm
Dear Editor, It has been interesting, if not disgusting, to watch Mike Bergan and Mike Klimesh twist themselves in linguistic knots trying to justify their votes not to require background checks on private gun sales. Their votes beg the question: …
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New handgun legislation endangers Iowans
Friday, April 2, 2021 8:52 pm
State Representative Michael Began and State Senator Michael Klimesh voted their approval of HF 756 Omnibus Bill last week, loosening regulations on handgun sales in Iowa. Bergan claims the legislation “will improve public safety by ensuring law-abiding citizens can protect …
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Contact your legislators to support HR7 regarding employment equality
Friday, March 26, 2021 6:42 pm
Equal Pay Day 2021 was Wednesday, March 24. There has been progress since my niece graduated with her BA in 2008 to a 23-cent gender pay gap. Since the Equal Pay Act of 1963 became law, the gender pay gap …
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Democrats proved party of working-class Americans through American Rescue Plan
Friday, March 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Dear Editor, Republicans claim to be the party of working-class Americans but not a single one voted for the American Rescue Plan. This plan provides significant funding for vaccine distribution, a key to economic recovery and is expected to reduce …
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Iowans must participate full-time in government
Friday, March 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Dear Editor, Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. So states the Iowa state motto. These are the standards we expect our elected officials to uphold. Sadly, ours do not. Latest event: they passed and signed a …