* Letters to the Editor
In Mike Kilen's Feb. 26 essay, "Hey! Watch What You Say About Iowa," he complains about Iowa being mocked in the popular media. Perhaps Iowa deserves it.
In boosterism pieces about the state, writers are always quick to brag about all those famous actors and others in the entertainment world (stage, film and television) to have come out of Iowa, but neglect one fact. In order to have succeeded, they had to leave.
With the way the film incentives problems were handled by our former governor, our reputation is even further down at the bottom. Let them mock us. We deserve it.
- David Thrasher, Des Moines
A great letter.
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