West High student speaks out

By Eleanor Gaston

In response to Judi Cooley (“Punish West students for protest behavior,” April 30), how can you claim to be a Christian? The most widely known statement Jesus made was to “love your neighbor as yourself.”

Digital TV sends viewers to the dump

By Pete Hess

During the past several months, the American people have been bombarded with publicity over digital television. I’m opposed to digital for three reasons.

Boland touts tax relief for veterans

By Mike Boland

As a state representative, I have a duty to make sure those who serve in our armed forces have financial assistance available to them when they need it. Over the past few years, I have heard from many veterans who are struggling to stay in their homes because their property taxes are too great of a burden.

Republicans should be the ones blushing

Brenda DuffieDavenport

Obama returns us to better times

Bill GundelfingerClinton

Legislators have their own awful addictions

Hank ReimersDavenport

Streams deserve as much effort as river

Jim HoepnerDavenport

Gas-tax abatement talk is all fumes

Don WelzenbachMoline

Catholic Holocaust victims forgotten

By Gene Walsh

Ten years ago, I toured the National Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. The solemn exhibits were incredibly disturbing and thought-provoking. One in particular was an exhibit that reminded visitors that an estimated 9 to 15 million people died in the camps. After learning this fact, I had to ask myself, if 6 million of these victims were Jewish, who were the other 3 to 9 million, and why don’t we know their stories?

Ethanol’s byproduct could feed humans

By Dick Wells

I have heard this from co-workers and friends. I have heard this in my barber shop. Ethanol is burning up our corn, driving up food prices and will ruin our economy.

Christian extremism threatens America

By Dan W. Holst

We are not God, Christ or even Elijah. Yet 15 years ago, I attended a church that spouted name calling, judgments and dissent. Why? Because since Christ called Pharisees vipers, then so can we.