By Kathleen Darling, West Branch Mr. Kaufmann has not earned my trust or my vote. He does have a gift for saying the right thing according to the audience. After I visited several town hall meetings I found his responses evasive, dismissive and misleading. For example, in Clarence when public workers present raised concerns of […]
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Letter to the editor: Our District 73 representative doesn’t seem to like us very much
By James C. Folk, Iowa City Ten years ago, it was odd that Iowa House District 73 was drawn with straight edges and an attractive wandering line along the Iowa River. Perhaps the artist’s hand shook a bit as he drew the southern boundary. It was suddenly interrupted, adding a tiny, jagged appendage that just […]
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Letter to the editor: Count every vote
By Pat Bowen, Iowa City Voting is a sacred act, a way to shape public policy and transition our communities so they work for all of us. Our state and country are places where every vote should count. No matter what you look like, how much money you have or where you come from, it […]
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Letter to the editor: The search for a new UI president has begun again. Let it be better this time.
By Lois Cox, Clinical Professor of Law Emerita, writing on behalf of the Executive Committee, University of Iowa chapter, AAUP Once again the University of Iowa begins its search for a new leader. But this search will be like no other, not only because it is happening in the midst of a pandemic, but because […]
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Open letter to Susan Mims: The accusations against ICPD are not ‘baseless’
By Nicholas Theisen, Iowa City Dear Councilor Mims, Since it has become your habit of late to respond to public comment at city council meetings, despite stating each time that it is not the historical habit of councilors to do so, I write this letter to you, and by extension to your colleagues, to address […]
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Letter: Saying goodbye to Fired Up Iowa City
By Molly Burt-Westvig, Iowa City “The only constant is change” is a pretty dismal quote we’ve been hearing in our Zoom meetings and seeing in plenty of therapizing Facebook posts — but it’s also something my dad tells me pretty much every phone call lately. The original quote is attributed to Heraclitus, the first to […]
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Letter to the editor: Like Trump, Rep. Bobby Kaufmann projects the image of a bully
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 […]
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Letter to the editor: In defense of historical re-enactment assignments
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 […]
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Letter to the editor: Barry Bedford is not Coralville’s best future
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 […]
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Letter to the editor: Congrats, Republicans, Big 10 football is back
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 […]
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Letter to the editor: Lonny Pulkrabek has the right temperament for the Iowa House
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 […]
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Letter to the editor: Your fellow Americans aren’t responsible for the country’s problems. The system is.
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, […]
