I love to swim. I have been using the Iowa City pools for decades. My children spent many afternoons at …
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Rebecca Bergus Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2022 6:15 am1278d ago
I love to swim. I have been using the Iowa City pools for decades. My children spent many afternoons at …
Anne Stapleton and Emma Thornell Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2022 6:00 am1278d ago
Highlights of Iowa City’s “Recreation Master Plan” include removing the Robert A. Lee (RAL) pool, adding an $8 million to …
Keith Burgh
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2022 6:15 am1279d ago
There is an important piece of information missing when discussing the disparity in arrests in the schools by the police: …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2022 5:45 am1279d ago
In two months, my only grandchild will start kindergarten. The thought that some deranged loser could legally buy a military-style …
Sonia Ettinger
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2022 5:30 am1279d ago
Nineteen Uvalde, Tex., children were assaulted by an 18-year-old who used a military-style assault weapon. Two children were “decapitated,“ their …
Monte Whitlock
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2022 5:15 am1279d ago
It’s now a rush for city, state and federal governments to spend millions and even billions of dollars for new …
Jacquie McTaggart
Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2022 5:00 am1279d ago
Although everyone would like to see the senseless, horrific gun violence in schools stopped, thus far we have been unable …
David Sheets
Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2022 5:30 am1280d ago
We live in a nation that does not appreciate silence. So many of the charlatans that hold our democracy hostage …
Royce Peterson
Letters to the Editor Jun. 17, 2022 12:51 pm1281d ago
Union strong isn’t just a bumper sticker, it’s a way of life. Most Iowans believe when workers have a seat …
Anne Salamon
Letters to the Editor Jun. 16, 2022 6:00 am1282d ago
Regarding the recent guest column praising Iowa’s new income flat tax rate, the economic “trickle-down theory” premise is false. In …
Anne Treanor
Letters to the Editor Jun. 15, 2022 6:00 am1283d ago
I just heard Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana justify the continued sale of …
Maxine Braasch
Letters to the Editor Jun. 15, 2022 5:45 am1283d ago
I live along Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids. On occasion I drive on Highway 100 and see that there were …
Marian Torno
Letters to the Editor Jun. 13, 2022 6:15 am1285d ago
I think our country’s leaders and citizens need to think differently about solving the problem with gun violence. The mantra …
Jim Felker
Letters to the Editor Jun. 13, 2022 6:00 am1285d ago
If I’ve learned one thing these past couple of years, it’s that it’s a darn good thing we have Gov. …
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