Opinion

I first met Jim Vowels as a concerned Little League baseball parent. What started as an agreement that it was "all about the kids" and that we should "let them have fun" flourished int…

To the Editor,  I’m having grave concerns over the state of Iowa! The upcoming elections are very  important to make sure that we can keep our state safe from the liberal and socialist…

To the Editor: Iowa Senate District #29 Senator Sandy Salmon has kept her promises. The Senator has stood her ground in the battles for pro-life legislation, protecting private propert…

I am writing in support of Sandy Salmon, who is running for reelection for Iowa Senate District 29.As a home educator K-12, she knows what it takes to prepare future citizens of our co…

Shame on the Republicans. Shame on the Republicans who voted last week to give tax incentives to a multi-billion dollar steel manufacturing company from India. Your vote was a slap in …

I am writing to urge you to vote for Senator Sandy Salmon for Iowa Senate District#29.  I have known Sandy for several years and she works hard for her district.  She has a proven reco…

This is a letter of support for Jim Vowels running for State Senate (District 29). Jim has served as a highly respected instrumental music director at Waverly-Shell Rock High School fo…

Having grown up in Illinois and lived in Indiana, New York, and now Iowa the past nine years, I have come to appreciate what I see as good, old-fashioned common sense in conservative p…

To the Editor,Are you tired of the smear, fear and often out- right lies from the commercials of candidates vying for your votes in this election? Zach Lahn says “you can look it up!”.…

The constitutional amendment on our Iowa November ballot requiring a two-thirds majority in the both the House and Senate to raise personal or corporate income taxes would tie the hand…

As a longtime Eclipse subscriber and a native of rural Parkersburg, I feel compelled to applaud the work of Managing Editor Ashley Grant.  One of the latest issue contained 10 articles…

I just watched Asley Hinson’s TV ad for her election to the US Senate from Iowa.  In it she says she is worried about the same things as the average mom like keeping food in the refrig…

A while ago, I was looking over my daughter’s shoulder as she was showing me a paper she was working on. She looked up a quick fact on her Chromebook. Before she could click on any lin…

85 Years Ago, 1941Gomer Evans Publisher    Beginning January1, 1941 C. A. Hammel will take a partner in his furniture and undertaking business, in the person of his son-in-law Rex Mart…

I wasn’t much into the social scene when I was in high school. I never dated anyone until I was in college and had no desire at all to attend prom. It’s funny how that’s turned around …