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Letters to the Editor

Not a Daryl Beall fan

November 21, 2009

To the editor: With city elections behind us, it’s time to turn to the 2010 state elections. I’d like to help Daryl Beall jump-start his re-election campaign. Here are a few of his recent actions on our behalf. He strongly supported Gov. Culver’s $830M I-JOBS debt spending. They said it would stimulate tens of thousands of jobs. Since passage, unemployment in Iowa has risen to nearly 7 percent and is expected to remain high for a couple of years. But we are to trust Beall. I-JOBS will help ... maybe .... sometime. He assures us he’s on top of the budget crisis facing Iowans and resisted the Republicans’ push for a special summer session. Instead, he and the Democrats “hoped” the revenue gap with disappear. If a “strategy of hope” is good enough for Obama, it’s good enough for us. When the “strategy of hope” fell short, Gov. Culver took a “lawn mower” approach to budget cuts. Now we’re dealing with the fallout and Beall says this wasn’t such a good idea.

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Appreciates support for veterans

November 21, 2009

To the editor:

I’m sure I speak for all the veterans who attended the free breakfast sponsored by the Hy-Vee stores. We thank you for taking the time and extra work to honor all veterans with a great breakfast buffet and a carnation, too.

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Omelet breakfast succeeds

November 21, 2009

To the editor:

A big thank you to all the community that supported the Fort Dodge Lioness omelet breakfast on Nov. 8. We greatly appreciate all the merchants who donated their products and the people who ate our omelets.

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Appreciates support for veterans

November 20, 2009

To the editor:

On Nov. 11, Hy-Vee served breakfast to more than 500 local veterans in recognition of Veterans Day. I participated in that event and would like to thank Hy-Vee for the support and recognition of our veterans.

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Recalls Honor Flight

November 20, 2009

To the editor:

It is impossible for me to express my appreciation for my Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2009.

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Weighs in on ghosts

November 19, 2009

To the editor:

I was truly shocked to read in the high school newspaper that students tried to communicate with ghosts and/or spirits with the use of a Ouija board.

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