Opinion
Reeds say thank you
To the editor:
There are not enough words to express our gratitude to the Knoxville City Fire Department, Knoxville Rural Fire Department, Knoxville Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Department, Pella Fire Department, Pella Ambulance, Indiana Township Fire Department and the Pleasantville Fire Department for responding to the fire at Reed’s Automotive Center, Inc.
We truly appreciated your efforts to save our business. We would also like to thank the countless friends, family, customers and community for their outpouring of support and offers of assistance. We are so grateful to live in such a wonderful community. We are looking forward to reconstructing and hope to be back, to business as usual, as soon as possible. WE’LL BE BACK!
Dick and Vickie Reed and family
Knoxville
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You decide: CNBC report on Iowa job climate
The Journal-Express received a report from the Democrat majority, touting a recent report by CNBC which placed Iowa sixth in the nation for doing business. However, Sen. Paul McKinley believes the very Democrats celebrating this have worked to undermine Iowa's advantages over other states.
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McKinley's Memos
July 1 marked the beginning of the new year in state government. If you were expecting a giant ball to drop in Times Square, a midnight smooch with that special someone or a reason to pop open a bottle of champagne, you probably are feeling a bit disappointed right now.
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Spend Less, Listen More
Living in a world filled with uncertainty – joblessness, the Gulf oil spill and undercurrents of the next terrorism strike – it should be obvious the American public wants political leadership that will get the country back on the right track.
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Use technology to fix Congress
I’ve done it. I was sitting in my recliner when I, a humble, Midwestern news editor, devised an idea that can save the United States of America. That idea is to utilize technology and keep all United States Senators and members of the House of Representatives at home.
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McKinley's Memos
Not only have Iowans witnessed hefty increases in state spending, the unemployment rate and property taxes during the last few years, but we have seen an alarming spike in public debt.
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In the House of Wood
I traveled to Cedar Falls on Tuesday to listen to His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.
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Iowa needs energy
Iowa needs energy.
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Response from the Right
I’m responding to the editorials written by Mrs. Van Zante and Mrs. Martin who wrote in opposition to the fine editorial Steve Woodhouse wrote about a month ago.
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You decide: CNBC report on Iowa job climate
