Opinion

Workout Videos to Keep You Motivated!

   Online workout videos give you the flexibility to choose what you do and when you do it. A variety of physical activity options can help you get out of a rut and be active in the comfort of your own home.

   For free, easy-to-use videos, go to Spend Smart. East Smart. (spendsmart.extension.iastate.edu/video-category/physical-activity/. Workout options include cardio, stretching, and strength training. Low impact and chair workouts are also included.

To the Editor,

   While she’s not much over 5 feet tall, when she speaks of Iowa and its political future…people listen.

   Iowa Senate Minority Leader Pam Jochum from Dubuque, Iowa, was the keynote speaker at the Jones County Democrats Hall of Fame banquet last Sunday. She shared that in the 12,000 miles she’s put on her car traveling through the summer months talking to Iowans, many of them ask her the same thing, “What the hell has happened to Iowa?”

To the Editor,

   My husband and I moved back to our hometown of Monticello eight years ago for retirement. In those eight years, we have seen our water bill rise 137 percent and our property taxes rise 101 percent.

   The waste water treatment facility is waiting for affordable bids after being out off for years by the city council. I have heard there is a possibility that higher water bills may be in store for the community depending on the bid. Is this the direction our community wants to keep moving?

To the Editor,

   Quality education begins in the classroom. The quality of a school is defined by its teachers. Great teachers make a great school.

   I have had four children in Tony Amsler’s government class. Each one ranks him among the best teachers they had at Monticello High School.

   What better qualification for a school board member to promote quality instruction than a top flight teacher like Mr. Amsler.

   I am pleased to support Tony Amsler for the Monticello School Board.