By Paul Deaton, Solon I’ve been with retired Admiral Michael Franken enough to know he would make an excellent U.S. Senator. My comparison is with Tom Harkin, with whom I […]
letters to the editor
Letter to the editor: Attorney General Miller is a longstanding force in Iowa politics
By Natalie Sherman, Des Moines One decade in politics can seem like a lifetime, so several decades and ten terms in office is certainly a momentous feat. While some might […]
Letter to the editor: I dodged a bullet
By Jeanne Liston, North Liberty I dodged a bullet, twice. In the late sixties I was eighteen weeks pregnant when I began leaking amniotic fluid. My doctor hospitalized me immediately […]
Letter to the editor: Has she no shame?
By Don Paulson, Letts Has she no shame? Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks has recently been blaming President Biden for inflation and high fuel prices, among other things. She surely […]
Letter to the editor: Nagasaki, the Golden Rule and the fight for peace
By Ed Flaherty, Iowa City, Veterans for Peace #161 In 1958, four Quaker sailors set off in their sailboat, the Golden Rule, from California with the Marshall Islands their destination. […]
Letter to the editor: Hinson and Miller-Meeks brazenly work to roll back our rights
By Ellen Ballas, Iowa City Representatives Hinson and Miller-Meeks recently voted to: 1) prohibit women from crossing state lines for an abortion, and, 2) prohibit access to contraception. (HR 8378 […]
Letter to the editor: Grassley leads the radical right
By Dave Bradley, West Liberty Iowa U.S. Senate candidate, Mike Franken, supports constitutionally protected abortion. Therefore, let’s consider Senator Chuck Grassley’s insidious role in the Supreme Court decision to end […]
Letter to the editor: Don’t let social media discourage you — vote
By Paul Deaton, Solon A lot changed in political campaigns since I worked my first for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Democrats and Republicans are now at a place where established […]
Letter to the editor: It’s not as simple as ‘moving on’ after a forced pregnancy/birth
By Jeanne Liston, North Liberty In 1965 before I got married, I made an appointment with a physician for my first pelvic exam. After the exam I requested a prescription […]
Letter to the editor: Fourth of July hooligans left Happy Hollow Park a mess
By Mike Fallon, Iowa City This morning, my neighborhood park (Happy Hollow) was a total pigsty. Yesterday, rabble-rousers lit off fireworks for hours and trashed the park. A visit to […]
Letter to the editor: Give Phil Hemingway a chance, Johnson County
Had an interesting conversation with Phil Hemingway at the Iowa City Farmer’s Market July 2nd. I’ve known Phil for decades — he was our go-to auto mechanic for many years. […]
Letter to the editor: Iowa City-area clergy recognize the sacred right to choose an abortion
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person’s right to choose an abortion and maintain bodily autonomy is not a protected right under the U.S. Constitution. […]