By Trajan Wells, lifelong resident of Iowa City, student at University of Iowa To the response to an open letter for waiving rent, “Letter to the editor: Landlords can’t afford […]
Letters
Open letter to UI Dean of Students: Guarantee a passing grade to all students
By Tarweeh Osman, Iowa City Dear Dean of Students, Firstly, I would like to commend the University of Iowa and the office of the Dean of Students for the steps […]
Letter to the editor: Social distance, rent resistance and guided meditation
By Gwendolyn Sterling, Cedar Rapids If thousands of college kids willfully ignoring a global pandemic to revel in spring-break debauchery isn’t already the plot of a shitty movie, I’m drafting […]
Letter to the editor: Landlords can’t afford to waive rent
By Bronson Harmon I just read this open letter [An open letter to Iowa City landlords: Waive April rent and postpone evictions], and I don’t think people understand the consequences […]
Letter to the editor: We’re all responsible for making sure the arts survive this pandemic
By Rachel Korach Howell, Iowa City In a plagued world, everyone suffers. Some more than others, of course. Outside of the direct impact of illness, the economy will be hit […]
An open letter to Iowa City landlords: Waive April rent and postpone evictions
By Riley Wilson, Iowa City Dear Iowa City Landlords and Rental LLCs, In the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, many Iowa City workplaces have made the decision to decrease their […]
Letter to the editor: Be a good neighbor with a diverse lawn!
By Mary Kirkpatrick, Iowa City I am so glad to live in an Iowa City neighborhood that has many lawns filled with dandelions, clover, violets and a diversity of plants […]
Letter to the editor: The progressive predicament
By Chad Cooper, Cedar Rapids Joe Biden will be the Democratic Party nominee for president. This is now as clear as it’s been since the first candidates started pandering to […]
Letter to the editor: A message from the Iowa City Downtown Arts Alliance
The impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus escalates across the nation and threatens our community. We in the arts have seen this plot countless times before on stage and on screen. […]
Letter to the editor: Broadcasters, bad actors and farm tractors
By Gwendolyn Sterling, Cedar Rapids What rock did you crawl out from under?!? A well-furnished one! All, it’s your fledgling acquaintance Gwen, back with more opinions on local civics, civic […]
Letter to the editor: Help the climate strikers — send in a comment about Iowa City’s top polluter, the UI coal plant
By Iowa City Student Climate Strikers Dear Iowa City, We have been on a climate strike for 56 weeks, and every week we hear from people asking how they can […]
Letter to the editor: Coffee with a side of condemnation
By Gwendolyn Sterling, Cedar Rapids Re: Issue 278, “The Sex Issue” Actually, this letter isn’t regarding that issue so much as it’s pivoting to a topic of far less acceptance […]