Letter to the Editor

OPINION

OPINION

OPINION

Crime is what people do when they do things that have been deemed criminal by a legislature.

Congratulations to the dozens in the cast, the crew and orchestra on this fast-moving, three-hour, once-in-a-lifetime production.

Policies are sometimes official, sometimes unofficial, sometimes open, sometimes secret, but always influential.

A high school hall of fame is to honor individuals who have made significant contributions and brought distinction to the school. Surely, there is no greater distinction than to lay down one’s life in service to our nation.

May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. It provides an opportunity for action to address the stigma preventing individuals from getting the care they need.

As Medicaid is cut, patients will pay with their lives.

Certain groups of our citizens feel it necessary for their taxes to be reduced. These are the citizens who actually have money to pay taxes and they want to pay as little as possible.

Be proud and respectful of those who risk their lives every day to protect and serve our city and county.

This isn’t a Medicaid recipient problem. This is an everybody problem.

The SAVE ACT will apparently decrease the “vulnerability” of the “integrity” of our elections and increase our “trust” in their results.

Way of the Cross Walk annual event

The City should smoke test “all” areas in town to look for illicit connections.

The Jasper County Concert Association does it again!

Too many folks in Newton are woefully uninformed about what is happening in their own community.

The people in charge of our state government are afraid of the other and fear is not a healthy attribute to have when they are in charge and make the laws that affect us all.

Taking measures to help patients while preserving pharmaceutical innovation.

Tariffs are a tax in disguise largely borne by lower income families and seniors like me who can’t change our “economic behavior” to ride out Trump’s storm.

Newton’s film fans should be commended for supporting an “old” film.

The Iowa legislature wants a belief system that mirrors that of their parents and to which they are familiar and comfortable.

Feeling the effect of today’s prices

Why do so many candidates on the ballot have extreme positions?

Trump has promised us the greatest comeback in American history.

Today’s library has multiple resources to meet both practical and entertainment needs.

There are a few curiously angry folks online who complain they can’t read the articles on Facebook for free. If “news” is free, you usually get what you paid for.

Our veterans deserve better and should not be used as just “numbers” in a federal budget game.

Education savings accounts are taking much more money from public schools than some would lead us to believe.

Hyphenated names cause all sorts of problems for those of us trying to figure out how to address someone in the correct manner without offense.

One of the biggest risks we calculate each season is the role of federal funding, policy and federal workers in the fate of our farming operations.

SF 394 would make it much harder for Iowa families that have been harmed by the widespread use of herbicides and pesticides to get any measure of justice.

It may seem the current Iowa legislature is renewing the effort of exterminating whatever new diversity it can identify.

This bill helps keep American-made glyphosate available to Iowa farmers.

Should supervisors justify their salaries by producing a detailed account of what it is they do all day long?

Giving priority to area Jasper County business

English is probably one of the most remarkable languages on the planet yet limiting oneself to one adjective causes unnecessary ambiguity but apparently commonly thought sufficient.

I also applaud the county supervisors for foregoing their own pay raise.

Newly installed postmaster looking forward to serving you and working with a dedicated team to support your mailing and shipping needs.

Does being a “public servant” mean working for free, sacrificing your expertise and giving up the most valuable commodity in life — time?

Don’t our supervisors have have other, real jobs outside of their government service?

Teach kids a few things they can use in their adult lives, things which actually may be of a benefit to them.

Quality child care requires experienced supervision, especially for infants and toddlers.

TPI Composites, Newton’s largest employer with its reopening, is set to start production in mid-May.

A well-run bureaucracy operates with an adequate number of well-trained, knowledgeable employees.

Many seem confident that with the Republicans in control, gas and groceries can be made more affordable.

Everyone can form their own opinion. Just agreeing with someone isn't the same as having one of your own.

Are restrooms and concessions at the ballpark really just a want?

It would do us well to dig a little deeper and question the motives of those who profess to be looking out for best interests.

We are all immigrants and if you want to consider America as the greatest country in the world you have to admit that immigrants did it and are still doing it.