Letters

By Joel E. Wells, Iowa City Let us be clear, this election is about being in public office either to fleece the government for yourself and others or to use the government for the good of the people you represent. The choice is clear if you watch the debate for House District 73 between Bobby […]

Submitted Aug. 29 By Catherine A. Stewart, Professor of History, Cornell College I was dismayed to read the article in the Gazette, “University of Iowa redesigning assignment that asked students to be ‘a slave or slave master’” (8/28/2020) by Vanessa Miller, regarding a student’s objection launched on social media to an assignment in Dr. Leslie […]

By Dan Kauble, Coralville Coralville City Councilmember Tom Gill’s resignation over controversial comments regarding Black Lives Matter has left a void in the city government which will be filled by a special election on Tuesday, Sept. 29. One of the major contenders for Gill’s seat is Barry Bedford, Coralville’s retired police chief of over 30 […]

By Mike Fallon, Iowa City Congratulations to Republican politicians, from President Trump to Gov. Kim Reynolds to Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley and Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, for pressuring Big 10 Commissioner Kevin Warren into reversing his decision to cancel the fall college football season. As the U.S. passes 7 million […]

By Linda Miller, Tipton We need to get egos and divisiveness and party politics out of our government. I will be voting for Lonny Pulkrabek on Nov. 3 for the Iowa statehouse. In my opinion, Lonny is by far the best person for the job. During his 35 years in law enforcement, the last 15 […]

By Tiffany DeBow, Marion I have noticed my social media posts about politics, COVID-19, BLM, etc. have slowed since the storm. It isn’t because I no longer think it is important or that I changed my feelings on if I should be posting them or not. I should. I start to, numerous times a day, […]

By Paola Jaramillo Guayara and Cristina Muñoz De La Torre, Coralville Dear Coralville Residents, Representing some of the beautiful diversity within the Latinx community, Paola and Cristina have the honor of working with Hai Huynh and supporting her candidacy for the Coralville City Council seat. We have seen Hai serve the Coralville community with such […]

By Sue Weinberg, President, Agudas Achim Congregation This letter is in response to a letter that was published titled “Letter: A response to Janice Weiner,” which was originally published under the title “Letter: A response to Janice Weiner from Iowa City Jews: Which side are you on?” by Ariel Levin, Nora Claire Miller, Ollie Bricke, […]

By Bob and Sue Dvorsky, Coralville On Sept. 29, there will be a special election to fill a vacancy on the Coralville City Council. It may be easy to overlook, in the noise and tumult surrounding November’s general election. But this local election will set a direction for important conversations about the future of our […]

By Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz As the Rabbi of Agudas Achim, I strive to honor, empower and celebrate the voices within the Jewish tradition that cry out for justice and moral accountability. We are charged to listen and act, as our tradition has mandated from the earliest days of Abraham and Sarah. Our faith seeks to […]