By David Leshtz, Iowa City COVID, the derecho, and financial stress continue to take a heavy toll on Iowans’ well-being. Governor Reynolds and other state officials have said that mental health services are needed more than ever, whether it be affordable and accessible counseling, psychiatric beds, or suicide prevention. There is a new, cost-efficient, and […]
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Letter from Joe Bolkcom: Reynolds isn’t really pro-life
Governor Reynolds continues to take victory laps for how she has managed the pandemic. She touts her efforts to be the first state to command kids back to school and to keep Iowa “open for business” as Iowans were filling hospital beds and clinging to life on ventilators. Iowa recently surpassed 10,000 COVID deaths. That […]
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Letter from Janice Weiner: An abortion ban spells disaster for Iowa
By Janice Weiner, at-large Iowa City Councilmember and candidate for Iowa Senate District 45 Throw a stone into a pond and the waves move out in concentric circles, eventually reaching shores far away. Imagine Iowa as that pond and an abortion ban as the stone. If the Iowa legislature bans abortion or the courts instate […]
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Letter to the editor: Flip your ballot over to vote NO
By Pat Bowen, Iowa City In America, we value our freedoms. Freedom to retire in dignity, freedom to decide whether and when we grow our families, and freedom to know our kids will make it home safe. But Trump Republicans want to take away our freedoms — ending Social Security and Medicare, outlawing abortion, and […]
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The Black Angel and Ana Mendieta
“I have been carrying on a dialogue between the landscape and the female body (based on my own silhouette). I believe this has been a direct result of my having been torn from my homeland (Cuba) during my adolescence. I am overwhelmed by the feeling of having been cast from the womb (nature). My art […]
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‘This is your power. You own that power’: Black leaders encourage Iowans of color to vote Nov. 8
The Iowa Legislative Black Caucus hosted the fundraiser Stepping up to Justice on Sept. 22 at Noce in Des Moines. I attended to hear what candidates think voters need to know heading into the Nov. 8 midterm elections. The event supported Black Democratic caucus members who are up for reelection. The state legislators serving on […]
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Letter to the editor: Single-issue politics are bad for Iowa
By Paul Deaton, Solon Single-issue politics are bad for the community. In Iowa there is more to living in society than any single issue or election. Unlike members of the Congress, we aren’t in a constant state of campaigning. We view those with whom we interact as people first, which makes life more tolerable. There […]
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Letter to the editor: Finally, a water study in Solon
By Antonia Russo, Solon Finally … a water study. On May 26, 2022, Johnson County Supervisors approved the Joint Funding Agreement for Water Resource Investigations with U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey, Agreement No. 22NEJFA 138, in the amount of $310,700. Financial discussions for inclusion continue with Linn, Cedar, and Washington Counties. The […]
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Letter to the editor: Bohannan is the clear choice following the Iowa Press debate
By Trish Nelson, Iowa City In case you missed the debate between first district congressional candidates Democrat Christina Bohannan and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks voters should know what their stated priorities are. When specifically asked by the moderator, Kay Henderson, what should be the first bill voted upon in January if their respective party wins control […]
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Letter to the editor: Raptor exploitation, not education
By Lynn Gallagher, Solon When the Iowa Raptor Project exposes their raptors to the chaos of football games and other University of Iowa athletic events, they are prioritizing marketing and fundraising over the wellbeing of their raptors. For them to say that this is about education is absurd. Real education would take place in a […]
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Letter to the editor: LWV’s forums are nonpartisan, but one party’s candidates refuse to participate
By Paula Vaughan and Miriam Timmer-Hackert, co-presidents, League of Women Voters of Johnson County For many years, the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, as well as Leagues across the nation, have held nonpartisan forums for the public and posted candidate questions and responses to our website VOTE411.org. The purpose of the forums and […]
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Letter to the editor: Democracy or autocracy — vote your values
By Carol Mertens, North Liberty It was November of 1956 and Eisenhower was running against Stevenson for his second presidential term. As a young farmer’s daughter, I vividly remember going to the local telephone office in the tiny hamlet of Chillicothe, Iowa so my parents could vote for Dwight D. Eisenhower. My father had served […]
