Since connecting power to our grid in 2020, the Diamond Trail Wind Project in Iowa County has played an integral …
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John Gahring Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2022 8:25 am1335d ago
Since connecting power to our grid in 2020, the Diamond Trail Wind Project in Iowa County has played an integral …
Dan Voss Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2022 8:55 am1336d ago
I have been following the U.S. House special committee investigation on Jan. 6, 2021. As someone who has taken part …
Palmer Holden
Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2022 9:17 am1337d ago
Are you aware of a “pig in a poke?” Lots of gun compromises are pigs in a poke (common sense …
David Mansheim
Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2022 9:17 am1337d ago
Often elderly men can’t recognize when it is time to give up driving and it is up to relatives to …
Rebecca Bergus
Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2022 6:15 am1338d 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 am1338d 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 am1339d 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 am1339d 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 am1339d 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 am1339d 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 am1339d 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 am1340d 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 pm1341d 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 am1342d ago
Regarding the recent guest column praising Iowa’s new income flat tax rate, the economic “trickle-down theory” premise is false. In …
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