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Dale Kueter Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2016 12:00 am3233d ago
I am in despair and a friend replied: Why should you be different? The Republican and Democratic parties have been …
Judith Price Letters to the Editor Nov. 12, 2016 12:00 am3233d ago
The right of people to choose their own medical provider is one of the reasons I support Planned Parenthood receiving …
Dennis Burrier
Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2016 12:00 am3234d ago
In the midterm election over $5 billion went to the media for ads and for the general election it’s way …
Don Kilts
Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2016 12:00 am3234d ago
TodayAmerica is celebrating Veterans Day. Many company and restaurants are showing appreciation to veterans and active duty military. As a …
Albert E. Cram
Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2016 12:00 am3234d ago
It should not come as a great surprise that the polls were so wrong. Who sits at home waiting for …
Renata E. Sack
Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2016 12:00 am3235d ago
The proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, (TPP) is a bad idea. This proposal holds layers of negative issues and maybe the …
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Harry Olmstead
Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2016 12:00 am3235d ago
Public transportation is vital to America’s transportation network. Public transit benefits everyone, even people who don’t ride. Affordable, reliable, accessible …
David Siebert
Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2016 12:00 am3235d ago
The Iowa City Police Department launches a program to promote diversity and understanding (‘I.C. police presence in schools attracts scrutiny,” …
Jacquie McTaggart
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2016 12:00 am3236d ago
Although I am angry about Iowa’s declining reading and math scores, my anger is not directed at teachers or school …
Phil Hemingway
Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2016 12:00 am3236d ago
I am writing as one member of the Iowa City Community School District board of directors and my comments do …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Nov. 8, 2016 12:00 am3237d ago
A recent 2016 study barely lists the United States as a participant in the World’s Top 30 Countries in which …
Harold Goodrich
Letters to the Editor Nov. 8, 2016 12:00 am3237d ago
Come on down! You’re a winner! That’s the announcement that notifies everyone another person has defied the odds and can …
Mike Schroeder
Letters to the Editor Nov. 8, 2016 12:00 am3237d ago
This letter is a response to District Court Associate Judge Heather Lauber’s ruling that an Iowa Transportation Department Officer didn’t …
Charlaine Meseke
Letters to the Editor Nov. 7, 2016 1:00 am3238d ago
Planned Parenthood is neither needed nor necessary. There are ample medical facilities in our city, our state and our nation …
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