In “Armed security at Casey’s in Iowa City’s south side raises concerns” (May 7), it is stated that the Broadway …
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Fritz Groszkruger Opinion May. 14, 2021 1:36 pm1740d ago
In “Armed security at Casey’s in Iowa City’s south side raises concerns” (May 7), it is stated that the Broadway …
Robert Gertsen Opinion May. 14, 2021 1:29 pm1740d ago
After two Anamosa prison workers were killed by inmates, several lawmakers toured the facility. They urged Iowa’s Republican lawmakers, who …
Daniel McGrail
Opinion May. 14, 2021 1:29 pm1740d ago
Mary Russell’s guest column of May 5 (“Armed guard at Iowa City convenience store sends the wrong message”) is remarkable …
Jo Ann McNiel
Opinion May. 14, 2021 1:15 pm1740d ago
I know a lot of Democrats. Not just in Iowa. I haven’t heard one, ever, say they wanted to eliminate …
Rachel Vipond
Opinion May. 14, 2021 1:16 pm1740d ago
I spent last weekend hiking Iowa trails and dreaming of a future where anyone can access the joy I find …
Arleigh Clemens
Opinion May. 13, 2021 1:51 pm1741d ago
In the November 2020 general election Phil Hemingway ran for an open seat on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. …
Chris Rolwes
Opinion May. 12, 2021 1:03 pm1742d ago
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson backed a move this week to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership role in the …
Wally Taylor
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:19 pm1747d ago
Republicans want to paint President Biden’s American Jobs Plan as just an infrastructure bill. And they want to define infrastructure …
Jared Kline
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:17 pm1747d ago
As I write this, around 60 percent of the U.S. is in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. According …
Norman and Donna Barnes
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:13 pm1747d ago
In 1974, a traumatized 13-year-old stepped over our threshold. He had few teeth, didn’t hear well and spoke little English. …
Donna Myers
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:12 pm1747d ago
How shameful it is that the new housing law, Senate File 252, signed into law recently by Gov. Reynolds amounts …
Duane Eldred
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:11 pm1747d ago
Citizens of Iowa, I would like to know where this bonus money is coming from that our governor is passing …
Alice Dahle
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:10 pm1747d ago
Thanks to Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley for supporting Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s bill intended to reduce sexual assault in …
Marcelina Ceniceros
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:10 pm1747d ago
In response to President Joe Biden’s new economic recovery proposal, I’m pleased he’s included resources to increase the supply of …
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