By Dan Kauble, Coralville Coralville City Councilmember Tom Gill’s resignation over controversial comments regarding Black Lives Matter has left a void in the city government which will be filled by a special election on Tuesday, Sept. 29. One of the major contenders for Gill’s seat is Barry Bedford, Coralville’s retired police chief of over 30 […]
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Letter to the editor: Congrats, Republicans, Big 10 football is back
By Mike Fallon, Iowa City Congratulations to Republican politicians, from President Trump to Gov. Kim Reynolds to Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley and Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, for pressuring Big 10 Commissioner Kevin Warren into reversing his decision to cancel the fall college football season. As the U.S. passes 7 million […]
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Letter to the editor: Lonny Pulkrabek has the right temperament for the Iowa House
By Linda Miller, Tipton We need to get egos and divisiveness and party politics out of our government. I will be voting for Lonny Pulkrabek on Nov. 3 for the Iowa statehouse. In my opinion, Lonny is by far the best person for the job. During his 35 years in law enforcement, the last 15 […]
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Letter to the editor: Your fellow Americans aren’t responsible for the country’s problems. The system is.
By Tiffany DeBow, Marion I have noticed my social media posts about politics, COVID-19, BLM, etc. have slowed since the storm. It isn’t because I no longer think it is important or that I changed my feelings on if I should be posting them or not. I should. I start to, numerous times a day, […]
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Letter to the editor: Keep the faith
By Mary Gravitt, Iowa City “Moreover, brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant concerning those who are sleeping in death; that you may not sorrow just as the rest also do who have no hope.” —1 Thessalonians 4:13 2020 has been a year of sorrow and loss, but hopefully victory. Between the death […]
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Letter to the editor: When they go low, we go Hai Huynh
By Paola Jaramillo Guayara and Cristina Muñoz De La Torre, Coralville Dear Coralville Residents, Representing some of the beautiful diversity within the Latinx community, Paola and Cristina have the honor of working with Hai Huynh and supporting her candidacy for the Coralville City Council seat. We have seen Hai serve the Coralville community with such […]
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Letter to the editor: No one voice speaks for all the Jews of Iowa City
By Sue Weinberg, President, Agudas Achim Congregation This letter is in response to a letter that was published titled “Letter: A response to Janice Weiner,” which was originally published under the title “Letter: A response to Janice Weiner from Iowa City Jews: Which side are you on?” by Ariel Levin, Nora Claire Miller, Ollie Bricke, […]
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Letter to the editor, from the Dvorskys: We strongly support Hai Huynh for Coralville City Council
By Bob and Sue Dvorsky, Coralville On Sept. 29, there will be a special election to fill a vacancy on the Coralville City Council. It may be easy to overlook, in the noise and tumult surrounding November’s general election. But this local election will set a direction for important conversations about the future of our […]
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Letter to the editor: Iowa City’s Jewish community believes Black lives matter
By Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz As the Rabbi of Agudas Achim, I strive to honor, empower and celebrate the voices within the Jewish tradition that cry out for justice and moral accountability. We are charged to listen and act, as our tradition has mandated from the earliest days of Abraham and Sarah. Our faith seeks to […]
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Letter to the editor: What do I say?
By Charlene Lange, Iowa City What do I text when I receive: “covid, in hospital”? This from friend of 40 years who lives with someone with covid who refused to wear a mask. Do I say sorry, governor says we need individual responsibility, not a mandate? What do I say when friend’s mother died of […]
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Letter to the editor from the Iowa Freedom Riders: Why we continue to protest
We are members of the Iowa Freedom Riders, a multi-racial collective of BIPOC individuals, white allies and other marginalized groups who believe in the Black Lives Matter ideals that have been highlighted throughout the country this summer. When the nation watched George Floyd’s murder on video, several of us went to Minneapolis to join the […]
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Letter: A response to Janice Weiner
By Ariel Levin, Nora Claire Miller, Ollie Bricke, Michah Marks and Gail Brashers-Krug, Iowa City The phrase “two Jews, three opinions” is a well-known saying — anyone with experience in Jewish spaces is familiar with the lively and sometimes heated debate that can spring up on any topic, no matter how trivial. And yet, on […]
