By Bob Arbuckle, Iowa City In his first year on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Jon Green has proven to be a strong progressive voice that strives to make the county stronger and safer by upholding our best community […]
By Dave Bradley, West Liberty Trust is the very basis of the legitimacy of our government. That trust is earned by elected government officials through their actions and the truth of their statements. Here in our district, our current representative, […]
By Ruthina Malone, Iowa City As the Vice President of the Iowa City Community School District School Board, I could not be prouder of the effort that our teachers, school workers, administrators, parents, and students put into making our public […]
By Joe Bolkcom, Iowa City Adam Zabner is smart, energetic and connected to our community. Adam is a product of Iowa City public schools. He will be a strong public education advocate. What impresses me the most about Adam is […]
By Heidi Galer, Iowa City I’ve known Janice Weiner since I taught her German at West High School. Over the years, first when Janice spent her senior year as an AFS exchange student in Belgium, then after she left for […]
I lost my job when the U.S. housing market collapsed in 2008 and unemployment soared, pushing homeowners into foreclosure and the nation into crisis. For the first time in my life, I filed for unemployment benefits, which would keep me […]
By Don Paulson, Letts All Iowans who live in the 20 counties of the new First Congressional District should be appalled and disgusted with Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Her campaign manager, Elliott Husbands, displays a photo on his Twitter page […]
“His hair is disgusting.” “He shouldn’t be allowed to work here with that hair.” “It’s not professional.” As I sat working at my desk, I could hear snatches of my coworkers’ conversation about the new Black employee’s locs. If my […]
Miller-Meeks needs common sense By Paul Deaton, Solon Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ recent statement about common sense would make sense if she demonstrated it in her votes. She recently disparaged Democrats and said she was, “…doing everything in my power to […]
This March 22 marks the 50th anniversary of an important report from the Shafer Commission, a Nixon-appointed group tasked with studying marijuana and issuing policy recommendations. The group’s findings called for the decriminalization of cannabis possession in the U.S., but […]
By Tom Carsner, Iowa City All Johnson County residents suffered losses from the pandemic, but not all residents were helped by government stabilization or enhanced unemployment checks. Three Johnson County Supervisors cemented this inequality and sidetracked the discussion about ARPA […]
By Dave Bradley, West Liberty When former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley campaigned for candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks in 2020, she told a Davenport gathering Miller-Meeks will bring moral clarity to the health care reform debate in the country and fight to […]
