By V Fixmer-Oraiz, Iowa City As the 2021 Iowa City Council election draws closer, I look forward to casting my vote for Megan Alter. I served with her on the Housing and Community Development Commission for two years and have […]
To the members of all UAW Locals on strike against John Deere and Company, We, the members of UE Local 896 / COGS, graduate workers at the University of Iowa, are in solidarity with your brave and necessary strike actions. […]
By Susan Mims, Iowa City In November 2009 I was elected to the Iowa City Council. I’ll step down in December having worked with a variety of colleagues over those 12 years, and having a good perspective on what works. […]
By Martha Hampel, co-organizer, ScrapTheMRAP.org “Scrap the MRAP”, a joint project of Iowa Civil Liberties Council and ICPD Watch, is calling for pro-peace, anti-war, anti-militarization-of-police art submissions from local artists, to be exhibited at the Iowa City Public Library on […]
Local elections take place Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. By Michael Tilley, Iowa City With four years of prior experience as a board member, Ruthina Malone is an exemplar of what a school board member should be. I was proud to […]
By Kent Williams, Iowa City On Oct. 9, 2021, former President Trump came to the Iowa State Fairgrounds for a rally. He took the opportunity to publicly endorse Senator Charles Grassley. Grassley responded not by praising Trump, but saying “…if […]
By Zoë Woodworth, Coralville Firstly, my overall response to the “War on Meat” issue. When I first saw the cover of this issue, I thought, “Cool!” I assumed the issue would contain some discussion of the environmental, ethical and economical […]
By Amel Ali, Vice Chair of the Iowa City Truth & Reconciliation Commission The women who started the “Abolish FIJI” movement at the University of Iowa really had a lot going for them. They received thousands of signatures on a […]
By Peter Rolnick, Iowa City; State Coordinator for Citizens’ Climate Lobby We understand the challenges we face with the changing climate. We understand that we have to act quickly to make sure the world of our children and grandchildren is […]
By Chad Cooper, Cedar Rapids When Tiffany O’Donnell announced her candidacy for mayor of Cedar Rapids in late March, one couldn’t escape the notion that her campaign was being built on that bedrock of political popularity: name recognition. Press releases […]
By Ellen Ballas, Iowa City Mariannette Miller-Meeks told a crowd in Iowa City at her Saturday fundraiser, “We’re at a precipice in our country … are we going to go in the pathway of Venezuela or are we going to […]
By Ed Flaherty, President, Veterans For Peace Chapter #161 Ten years ago, on September 11, 2011, I was invited to speak at a large community gathering at Iowa City City Park commemorating 10 years since the events of 9/11. Now, […]
