By Christine Bricker, Ph.D., Iowa City Imagine if a weatherman said there was a 50 percent chance of rain a month from today. You might believe him. Now imagine his prediction went up to 80 percent. Would you still buy it, or would it seem a tad extreme? Now imagine he told you that he […]
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Letter to the editor: Jeffries and Schumer are unfit to lead
By Michael Powers, Iowa City The people of the United States of America decisively defeated the fascist agenda of President Donald Trump and the MAGA coalition. The extreme-right policies proved to be far too extreme for Americans along every political line from the center to left-organized labor, immigrant’s rights organizations, oppressed communities, faiths, and genders-to […]
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Letter to the editor: Turek should call for an open race for Senate leader
By Chad Timblin, Coralville Josh Turek won Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat on Nov. 3. Before he’s sworn in, he’ll cast a vote Iowans won’t get to see: Senate Democrats’ secret-ballot election of their next leader, likely in early December. Chuck Schumer says he’ll be reelected majority leader. Not every new senator agrees. Senators-elect Peggy […]
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Letter to the editor: We’re calling on UIPD to divest from unethical corporations that support ICE
A petition by the Young Democratic Socialists of America at the University of Iowa The University of Iowa Police Department (UIPD) operates multiple automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras across campus. ALPRs gather data on all vehicles in their view by taking pictures of their license plates, models, and bumper stickers — storing this data […]
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Letter to the editor: The process of solving ICCSD’s budget crisis is off to a bad start
I am writing to express my extreme disappointment with the first session of the Board Ad Hoc Attendance Boundary Analysis Committee on Thursday, Oct. 15. What took place was not productive or useful.
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Letter to the editor: Why I’m voting yes on the new jail
By Kate Winterink, Iowa City Hello, Johnson County. I would like to briefly introduce myself. My name is Kate Winterink. I have been a proud Johnson County resident for the past two years. I moved down here from Black Hawk County and what inspired me to move down here is seeing how Johnson County is […]
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Letter to the editor: Hunger is not someone else’s problem in Ankeny
By Amy Tagliareni, Ankeny; candidate for Iowa House Ankeny is a community known for its growing neighborhoods, strong schools and families who work hard to build a good life. But there is another reality that deserves our attention: some of our neighbors are struggling to put food on the table. According to the Des Moines […]
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Letter to the editor: Straight men need to do better
By Chris Apling, Iowa City Dear straight men, as a fellow straight man, I wish I could make you love the women in your life that love you, but I can’t. I wish I could say: Once upon a time, the infinite universe exploded into existence stars and planets, and out of all of the infinite possibilities […]
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Letter to the editor: Christina Bohannan will fight against corruption
By Janay Pearce, Iowa City Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks owes Iowans some answers. Miller-Meeks has been spending her time in Congress gutting health care and raising insurance premiums, all while being in the pocket of the insurance industry, taking hundreds of thousands of dollars and voting their way. Miller-Meeks is corrupt through and through. She has […]
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Letter to the editor: Fatou Traore’s deportation is an attack on the immigrant community of Iowa City
The writer of this letter, an Iowa City resident, would prefer to remain anonymous. Little Village has verified their identity. I am a brown person living in Iowa City. I was not born in the U.S. but I have found a home here in Iowa City. I moved here to attend the Writers’ Workshop, where […]
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Letter from local officials: Johnson County deserves a better plan for public safety
By V Fixmer-Oraiz, Johnson County Supervisor; Katie Freeman, Coralville City Councilor; Mandi Remington, Johnson County Supervisor; Mazahir Salih, Iowa City City Councilor The proposed $94.5 million jail and sheriff’s office bond is the wrong plan for Johnson County: it would commit taxpayers to decades of debt before the county has demonstrated that this costly project […]
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Letter to the editor: A jail adjacent to the Historic Poor Farm is an affront — as is the planning process that made it a possibility
By Emerson Cram, Iowa City The decision by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to purchase land and site a jail adjacent to the Historic Poor Farm is a profound rupture of trust and an insult to disabled people’s dignity and intrinsic value. For disabled communities, the historic poor farm is hallowed ground. The Board’s […]
