“’Socialism’ is a scareword they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years. ‘Socialism’ …
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Rich Hillyer Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2023 6:00 am1102d ago
“’Socialism’ is a scareword they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years. ‘Socialism’ …
Marc McCoy Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2023 12:30 pm1103d ago
Republican state Rep. Steve Holt of Denison is proposing legislation fining schools for discussing “divisive concepts” in classrooms. Will Holt …
Joe Peters
Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2023 12:25 pm1103d ago
As a retired public and private school teacher, I believe school choice is innovative and a great idea. We know …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2023 6:00 am1105d ago
One would imagine that advocating for statewide book bans (“Reynolds: If one school removes a book, all schools should” Feb. …
Linda Barschow
Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2023 6:00 am1106d ago
Now that the governor’s school choice proposal has been passed by the majority of Republican legislators allowing public money to …
Ron Andreesen
Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2023 6:00 am1106d ago
I just looked back at the first 30 Opinion page “cartoons” of this year and my hunch was confirmed. 19 …
Sam Osbourne
Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2023 6:00 am1106d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds has failed to assume responsibility for the conduct of the highest office of public trust and responsibility …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2023 6:00 am1106d ago
Searching for a rationale for Republican neglect of small communities, of public education at all levels, of parks and recreation, …
Lauren Tiffany
Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2023 6:00 am1106d ago
Althea Cole’s Sunday column, “Do public schools reflect a gold standard of transparency?” celebrates her dream come true. Iowa “finally” …
Daniel McGrail
Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2023 4:00 pm1092d ago
Why does the Cedar Rapids school board follow a closed-to-the-public process in selecting a new school superintendent? I refer to …
JP Claussen
Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2023 6:00 am1109d ago
In the debate over private school vouchers, Gov. Reynolds is attempting to frame the decision to funnel millions of dollars …
Dale Braun
Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2023 6:00 am1110d ago
Something needs to be done to reduce accidents at the very busy intersection of Hwy 100 and East Post Road. …
Shelly Albers
Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2023 1:45 pm1111d ago
The fourth graders at Aviston Elementary in southern Illinopis will be studying the five different regions in the United States. …
John Boller
Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2023 1:45 pm1111d ago
In 2022, the Coralville Community Food Pantry experienced a 58% increase in the number of pantry visits and home deliveries …
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