By Nick and Laura Bergus, Iowa City On June 4, we have the opportunity to elect someone who leads from her values, not her ego. That’s why we are voting for Mandi Remington for Johnson County Supervisor in the Democratic primary, and urge you to join us. If you’ve watched a Board of Supervisors meeting […]
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Letter to the editor: We can’t sit back as student protesters, Palestinians are attacked
By Ariel Godwin, Iowa City Yesterday, police fired rubber bullets at UCLA students protesting the war on Gaza and campus investments with Israel. This incident adds to a pattern of disproportionate violent responses to peaceful protests. It’s unacceptable that universities are cracking down harshly on free speech, but it’s not surprising. Just like in the […]
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Letters to the editor: Ditch the pesticides
By Kris Johnson, Iowa City As spring showers us with blossoms and pleasant breezes we all have the choice to plant and maintain nature in our yards. Some suggestions at the goodneighboriowa.org website show us how we can practice nature-friendly practices to protect children, pets and people. And two books at the Iowa City Public […]
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Letter to the editor: Food banks will need community support as needs increase during summer
By David Leshtz, Iowa City With kids out of school, food needs always increase in the summer. Demands on local food banks will escalate even more this year, due to a shortage of state funds allocated for food assistance. Gov. Reynolds opted out of $29 million in federal assistance for low-income children this summer. If you care […]
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Letter to the editor: Where there’s a will, there’s a way to save historic buildings
By Mike Fallon, Iowa City Jacob Simmering’s recent letter to the editor (April 11, 2024) is an argument based on circular reasoning or logic. Simmering’s argument begins where he wants to end, historical buildings are often boondoggles that the taxpayers should not tolerate. Like many proponents of simple, profit-driven arguments, Simmering urges us to wash our […]
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Letter to the editor: Embrace pops of color in your lawn
By Linda Quinn & Mary Dix, Iowa City Do you have a plant out of place in your lawn? Those out-of-place pops of color in our yards have gotten a bad reputation over the past 40 years. But not to everyone in Iowa City! There’s a lot of folks who allow these plants in places such […]
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Letter to the editor: Is it worth saving an unsellable building?
By Jacob Simmering, Iowa City I read Thomas Argan’s letter with interest. I agree completely that the Slezak-Holub-Skarda building is an attractive building that survived the era of urban renewal that took away many similarly attractive buildings. The parking lot across the street and next to the building were once the home to more interesting land uses, namely […]
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Letter to the editor: The city’s hesitation to landmark the Slezak-Holub-Skarda building should concern us
By Thomas Agran, Iowa City On April 2, the Iowa City City Council deferred a vote on landmarking the lovingly maintained Slezak-Holub-Skarda building, or more affectionately known as the Pagliai’s building. Good. This gives a little more time for Iowa Citians to imagine a giant hole in the ground, and rehearse their opines for another […]
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Letter to the editor: It’s time for Republican politicians to stop ripping off Iowa taxpayers
By Joe Bolkcom, Iowa City For the past eight years Iowa taxpayers have been victims of a massive Ponzi scheme. One where we have paid our hard-earned taxes for things we never received! Instead of investing our money in priorities to make Iowans stronger and more prosperous, Governor Reynolds and our Republican legislature have hoarded […]
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Letter to the editor: An embarrassing vote from Miller-Meeks
By Don Paulson, Letts What an embarrassment to the people of eastern Iowa. Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted “yes” to impeach the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on two trumped-up (no pun intended) charges that was done for political theater. Four Republicans sided with every Democrat to defeat the impeachment attempt. But […]
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Op-ed: Conservative politics depend on disremembering
By gregory wickencamp, Iowa City “Separate accommodations are not inherently unequal,” according to a new Iowa bill targeting trans people. Read that again. If those words sound familiar, they should. The same language was used to legally justify Jim Crow era abuses until 1954. That’s when the Supreme Court ruled that separate conditions are inherently […]
