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Letters to Editor

Reynolds, Feenstra sold their oath for a big payoff. That’s not right.

To the editor: A few years ago, landowners in northern Iowa were approached by a company with plans for installing a windmill farm in the area. They held a low-key matter-of-fact meeting with no pressure to sign contracts or threat of eminent domain. Understand that windmills are inefficient, ...

Hamilton County Childcare Coalition subsidy is a successful solution

Hamilton County, Iowa, with the establishment of the Hamilton County Childcare Coalition has led the charge on Iowa’s local solution to the childcare funding crisis. Our wage enhancement program created in early 2021 through public and private partnership has helped Hamilton County and the ...

We strongly oppose the use of eminent domain for the CO2 pipeline

A group of people who once scoffed at the idea that carbon gas was destroying our planet are now making a 180-degree turn to initiate the idea of collecting and transporting CO2. There is a presumption by many of us that they found a way to make billions of dollars in the process. Is the ...

Attend Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline meetings on August 29

To the editor: August 29th, 12 p.m. at Jewell Golf Club in Jewell and 6 p.m. at Albrights Bluff in Iowa Falls is your chance to speak up and out against the corporation and the state taking away land for a farce of an environmental program. Summit must hold a public informational meeting ...

Summit shouldn’t be allowed to use eminent domain

To the editor: Imagine sitting down after a hard day’s work with your family and enjoying a wonderful meal. As your stomach rumbles in hunger and the aroma of delicious home cooking permeates your nostrils, suddenly a stranger knocks on your door and demands a slice of your land — a piece ...

Landowners should not be intimidated by Summit’s letter

To the editor: (In June), Summit Carbon Solutions received a conditional permit from the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) to construct a 680-mile CO2 pipeline across Iowa. The proposed pipeline, named the Midwest Carbon Express (MCE) will carry pressurized CO2 from ethanol plants across five ...