I had a knock at the door and met the Republican candidate for state representative in District 66, Teresa Daubitz. …
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Gary Glockhoff Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2018 10:29 am2644d ago
I had a knock at the door and met the Republican candidate for state representative in District 66, Teresa Daubitz. …
Sonia Ettinger Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2018 10:29 am2644d ago
The Iowa City Council recently rezoned the Pentacrest Garden site on Burlington Street in Iowa City to allow eight or …
Dick Lensing
Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2018 10:51 am2645d ago
As a Catholic, I feel the anger, embarrassment, disgust, frustration, shock and disappointment over the recent media attention given to …
Sue Dirks
Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2018 10:51 am2645d ago
An earlier letter writer said Abby Finkenauer’s ‘bubble suggests white privilege” (‘It’s about Finkenauer, her experiences,” Sept. 6). The writer …
John Hernandez
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2018 1:00 am2646d ago
A great many Republicans, especially U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, believe an influx of migrants has placed a considerable amount of …
Terry Ebaugh
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2018 1:00 am2646d ago
I attended the Iowa versus Iowa State football game on Sept. 8. What made me so Iowa proud was, when …
Alice Tritle
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2018 1:00 am2647d ago
Is anyone else wondering why trails seems to be a bigger priority than fixing our deplorable streets? We are told …
Dorothy Hinman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2018 1:00 am2647d ago
This afternoon I had a remarkable experience. I made a quick trip to the First Avenue Hy-Vee, parked, dashed in …
Sharon Ullrick
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2018 1:00 am2647d ago
Kim Reynolds is so concerned about receiving more transparency from Fred Hubbell, maybe she should also be concerned about President …
Laura Twing
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2018 1:00 am2647d ago
Leadership in today’s GOP leans greatly toward libertarian philosophy. The economic freedom they seek isn’t about balanced budgets. It aims …
John Brostad
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2018 1:40 am2648d ago
Iowa public employees; beware of SF45. It eliminates IPERS for all new employees starting July 1, 2019. This affects teachers, …
Mary Knox
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2018 1:40 am2648d ago
Throughout his tenure, U.S. Rep. Rod Blum has become adept at feigning concern over issues that deeply affect ordinary Americans …
Alvin Cummings
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2018 1:40 am2648d ago
Most of us make a mistake or two in our lifetimes. Former President Richard Nixon made several in 1969 and …
Tracy Anderson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2018 1:40 am2648d ago
I have stage 4 prostate cancer. My main concern is to live comfortably with pain. To do this I must …
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