I have heard seemingly everywhere since President George H.W. Bush passed away that he was the last president who served …
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Joshua Hammitt Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2018 5:00 am2572d ago
I have heard seemingly everywhere since President George H.W. Bush passed away that he was the last president who served …
Peter Gathje Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2018 5:00 am2572d ago
I have visited Iowa City on a number of occasions and enjoyed its hospitality. However, I recently learned about the …
Mike Sawyer
Letters to the Editor Dec. 7, 2018 1:00 am2573d ago
My wife and I were Florida foster parents to more than 60 kids in five years. One of the smartest, …
James Harris
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2018 7:30 am2574d ago
When Gary Dolphin tried to be objective, he further exposed his lack of professionalism as ‘The Voice of the Hawkeyes.” …
Aaron Halstead
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2018 7:30 am2574d ago
The University of Iowa’s suspension of longtime broadcaster Gary Dolphin not only was unnecessary and unfair, the decision reveals Gary …
David Kirchner
Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2018 3:44 pm2573d ago
What is going on with the University of Iowa men’s basketball team? Gary Dolphin was suspended for two games because …
Ted Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2018 6:40 am2575d ago
Thank you, Matthew Haile, for a ‘maturity beyond your years” column that needs to be permanently seared into the minds …
Harold Hensel
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2018 6:40 am2575d ago
Iowa State University has developed an autothermal pyrolysis method to create biochar from biomass five times faster than conventional methods. …
Einar Olson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2018 8:50 am2576d ago
Iowa Consumer Advocate Mark Schuling is opposing Alliant Energy’s smart meter rollout at an Iowa Utility Board hearing Wednesday in …
Frank Helsell
Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2018 8:50 am2576d ago
There seems to be some needless concern about the ‘smart meters” that some utilities are installing to measure home electrical …
Marcia Parmenter
Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2018 5:00 am2577d ago
In a letter on Nov. 24, Kurt Maas reacted to several topics that could be displayed on posters (‘People overreacting …
Ron Cook
Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2018 5:00 am2577d ago
The state steps in and takes the teacher’s bargaining rights away and now the school board wants to take the …
Bruce Joffe
Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2018 12:00 am2577d ago
Remember when FBI Director James Comey revealed an ongoing investigation of Hillary Clinton just before the election? He violated agency …
Kelli Sharpe
Letters to the Editor Dec. 2, 2018 5:00 am2578d ago
Even though the Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land, we often forget many people in Iowa still …
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