To the editor: As a proud member of this community and a local business owner, I have been closely following the school board and city council campaigns. One name stands out to me in the school board race: Ariel Bertran. Ariel is a community leader and a dedicated mother with children in our ...
The best formal education of my life came through two professors at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, when I was doing master’s work in creative writing and acting. Anne Greene and John Hawkins released me from the kind of secondary education boundaries created by the ...
To the editor: I would like to share my support for Scot Ely, who is running for the Webster City School Board. I've had the opportunity to talk with Scot, and I truly believe he would be a strong addition to the board. Scot is focused on keeping our schools safe and welcoming for every ...
Growing up in rural Iowa in the ’50s and ’60s I was not exposed to much diversity. Our small-town schools in those days were nearly all white. In kindergarten and first grade I had a classmate from England. Other than her accent, which I thought was cute, she was like the rest of us ...
A note from the editor: As we near the November 4 election, please take note of the special deadlines that will be in place regarding your submitted opinions and letters to the editor. The last submitted opinion or letter regarding the election will be published on Friday, October 31. That ...
To the editor: On November 4th, we have the opportunity to renew Iowa Central Community College's bond without raising our property tax rate. This is simply a continuation of the current levy that has already proven its value to students, families, and taxpayers alike. At Seneca Foundry, ...