By Katy DeMeulenaere, Iowa City I will be casting my vote for JP Claussen in the July 19 Iowa City school board special election. As a parent of children who […]
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Letter to the Editor: Obama’s vision for a nuclear free world
By Brittany Kimzey, Intern at Global Zero These days, it feels like we’re constantly bombarded with tragic news, terrorism, toxic waste spills, cyber attacks — you name it. As a […]
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Letter to the Editor: Support Kurt Friese and Jason Lewis for County Supervisor
By Tom Carsner In the June 7 County Supervisor primary I am voting for Kurt Friese and Jason Lewis. They are the only candidates for County Supervisor who have made […]
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Letter to the Editor: Remembering The Book Shop
Upon arriving in Iowa City a year ago with my own library still boxed and in a distant part of the country, I ventured in search of not only a book, but also a place like my favorite booksellers of New Orleans. I thought this would be an easy task in a UNESCO City of Literature. However, the choices were few. I was not expecting to find what I sought in a little place called The Book Shop. But at the sight of its narrow passages, densely packed shelves and stacks of books, I knew the Muses were smiling upon me. I was home.
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Letter to the Editor: In election, consider Core Question, not Core Four
My three-year-old daughter has a favorite phrase. Ask her to put on her shoes or pick up her toys, odds are her response will be “It’s not necessary.” I am borrowing her phrase. It applies to rhetoric employed by some city council candidates and their supporters.
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Letter to the Editor: Local businesses support Conroy, Dobyns, McDonough and Payne in Nov. 3 City Council election
By Catherine Champion Downtown Iowa City is a thriving success story worth celebrating. As proud local business owners and operators, we have contributed to the growth the downtown has seen […]
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Letter to the Editor: A modest proposal for the University of Iowa
By Paul Durrenberger I read the Little Village as I waited for my Chinese food to come and learned that nobody at the University of Iowa likes the new president […]
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Letter to the Editor: High-rise development in Iowa City
By John Thomas For over two years, Iowa City residents have vigorously debated the cost/benefit of high-rise development. Opponents have argued that high-rises only belong in the Downtown or portions […]
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Letter to the editor: Cancellation of Afro-Cuban classes a loss to the UI
In April the word came down that the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was drastically reducing the funding for…
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Letter to the Editor: Keep the historic South Dubuque cottages
When I learned of the possible destruction of the three historic cottages on the 600 block of South Dubuque Street for …
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Letter to the Editor: A response to Chicken Little’s review of Salt Fork Kitchen
I was surprised in issue#166 by the review of Salt Fork Kitchen. The review was strangely negative — at its core was a…
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Letter to the Editor: Veterans for Peace Commemorate Two Ignominious Anniversaries
This summer we have to decide how to digest two anniversaries; July 28, which marked 100 years since the beginning of WWI in 1914; and, August 7, which marks…
