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By Claire Anderson, 10 years old, student at Lemme Elementary School I think the virus is something that people need to be very cautious of because it spreads so quickly. I think that the coronavirus is a really bad virus. The coronavirus makes me feel really nervous because my grandparents are older and if they […]
Charlene Lange, Iowa City Growing up, we had actions figures. We created worlds where evil lurked and our hero saved the day. As we grew, we learned about action heroes in real life. A woman rushes a group to the next stop on the Underground Railroad. A politician defies pressure from constituents and saved 20,000 […]
By Crissy Canganelli, executive director, Shelter House There is no one this pandemic does not touch. Whether we feel its physical, economic, social and emotional effects depends on who and where we are, how and whether we can work, what social supports we require, what resources we can access, just how healthy we were to […]
By Gwendolyn Sterling, Cedar Rapids Re: My last published letter. I pop in on Facebook every now and then and noticed the only initial Facebook comments on my letter were from self-proclaimed yoga/meditation practitioners. They read a piece that largely dealt with the coronavirus and our collective need to stay vigilant on all issues during […]
By Trajan Wells, lifelong resident of Iowa City, student at University of Iowa To the response to an open letter for waiving rent, “Letter to the editor: Landlords can’t afford to waive rent,” where Mr. Harmon presents a case of his tenants destroying property with no accountability, I feel for your situation and urge you […]
By Tarweeh Osman, Iowa City Dear Dean of Students, Firstly, I would like to commend the University of Iowa and the office of the Dean of Students for the steps they have taken in ensuring our safety amidst this international crisis. I am also incredibly proud of our community for abiding by the guidelines the […]
By Gwendolyn Sterling, Cedar Rapids If thousands of college kids willfully ignoring a global pandemic to revel in spring-break debauchery isn’t already the plot of a shitty movie, I’m drafting the spec script now. But is that concept any more ridiculous than several local factories remaining open, having large numbers of employees work in close […]
By Bronson Harmon I just read this open letter [An open letter to Iowa City landlords: Waive April rent and postpone evictions], and I don’t think people understand the consequences of what is actually happening. If I were to waive April’s rent for my tenants, I wouldn’t be able to pay the mortgage on the […]
By Rachel Korach Howell, Iowa City In a plagued world, everyone suffers. Some more than others, of course. Outside of the direct impact of illness, the economy will be hit hard. And then there’s the rest of us. We will lose touch with each other. First, the schools: Online courses mean less discussion, less engagement, […]
By Riley Wilson, Iowa City Dear Iowa City Landlords and Rental LLCs, In the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, many Iowa City workplaces have made the decision to decrease their operating hours or temporarily close to compensate for a lack of business, leaving a considerable number of Iowa City’s hourly workers without secure income and […]
By Mary Kirkpatrick, Iowa City I am so glad to live in an Iowa City neighborhood that has many lawns filled with dandelions, clover, violets and a diversity of plants growing with the grass. It used to be that manicured grass was considered the ideal American lawn. Fortunately, that picture is changing for the better. […]
By Chad Cooper, Cedar Rapids Joe Biden will be the Democratic Party nominee for president. This is now as clear as it’s been since the first candidates started pandering to Iowans on hay bales in town halls more than a year ago. As Biden has surged — and racked up states, delegates and endorsements in […]
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