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Letters to the Editor

Howard Snyder, a Maytag genius

Ask 1,000 people in Jasper County to tell you about Howard Snyder and chances are less than 5 percent will even recognize the name. My fascination with this inventive genius dates back to reading about him years ago in the 1936 Fred L. Maytag biography. The book was in my wife’s family home when we started dating in 1952. It belonged to her brother, Roland Rosenberger, and now to his daughter, Mary Kay. ... Read More »

Columnists

Mom grieves for son-in-law her daughter is divorcing

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is getting a divorce from a wonderful young man I’ve grown very close to. He’s away in the service, and he and my daughter have grown apart. He is in Ko ... Read More »

His ’n’ hers outhouse in southeast Iowa

The first thing that you might notice about Mike’s Auto and Salvage in Burlington is that, for a junk yard, it’s extraordinarily neat, clean and well mowed. From the office to ... Read More »

Local Editorials

Howard Snyder, a Maytag genius

Ask 1,000 people in Jasper County to tell you about Howard Snyder and chances are less than 5 percent will even recognize the name. My fascination with this inventive genius d ... Read More »

Trading worry for wonder

“Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder/Don’t you know the hardest part is over/Time falls away, but these small hours, these small hours, still remain … “ The song “L ... Read More »

Letters to the Editor

Health care should not be forced on us

To the Editor,Imagine if Congress mandated that people must buy a house or a new car. Would it make those things affordable? No, it would not. The same is true with health ins ... Read More »

Support Newton businesses so they thrive in our town

To the Editor,Monday was Presidents Day, and there was no school in Newton. The Capitol 2 theater was open for matinees that day, so I took my son, niece and nephew. Figuring ... Read More »

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