Dear editor, We encourage you to vote yes on the school bond issue on April 2. We both attended junior and senior high in Iola and were pleased with the education we received. However, we…

Dear editor: Having just attended the most recent Iola Rotary club meeting, I feel good about my decision to support all the current bond issues. The program given by Lori Cooper and Tim Stauffer reinforced…

Dear editor, It seems odd to me that whenever someone has a different point of view they are described as negative, cynical, and practicing dissent.  Maybe we could use some other terms to describe people…

Dear all, If you missed the forum on Tuesday night, you missed a really good meeting. The panel was very informed about the issues and had the expertise to answer all questions, and explain what…

Dear editor, My name is Craig Marshall.  I am the superintendent of Burlington USD 244. I wanted to write this letter in support of the Iola USD 257 bond issue coming up on April 2.…

Dear editor, We have lived in Iola since 1971 and have raised our children here.  They both attended Jefferson school and graduated from both junior and senior high schools. Although they received a good education,…

Dear editor, I am writing this letter to encourage the voters of USD 257 to vote “Yes” on all three questions for the April 2 bond issue.  I believe our goal, as a community, should…

Dear editor, From my experience of being a former Army wife, I have found out that the government doesn’t give the help our service men and women need after deployments.   When my ex-husband and…

Few people would disagree that learning to read is important, but just how important is it? Research shows that children who don’t read at grade level by the time they enter fourth grade are four…

Dear editor, The comment was made that we were probably going to be in a recession yet this year. I think it looks like a depression now in southeastern Kansas. Look at all the businesses…