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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Letters to the Editor: Remembering U.S. wars, preventing school violence

Letters to the Editor: Remembering U.S. wars, preventing school violence

March 19, 2018
Today’s letters to the editor reflect on U.S. war involvement and how leaders must work to prevent tragedy.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with members of the media during the third annual Joni Ernst Roast and Ride fundraiser event at Big Barn Harley Davidson in Des Moines on Saturday, June, 3, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Letter to the Editor: Grassley responds to editorial on gun violence

March 2, 2018
The Iowa senator says every child deserves to feel safe in school, and we must work together to accomplish this.
Letter to the editor: To truly fund education, our tax dollars should fund the product

Letter to the editor: To truly fund education, our tax dollars should fund the product

February 22, 2018
=In response to a DI writer’s column, the public needs to consider how the state funds schools, not education.
The Pomerantz Center, which houses—amongst other offices—the University of Iowa’s Admissions Visitor’s Center, on Monday, 30 Oct., 2017.

Letter to the Editor: Career Center defends job listings

February 19, 2018
The Pomerantz Career Center responds to a Daily Iowan column critical of its online tool HireaHawk.
Cows are seen at the Blomme family farm in Ladora, Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. The farm, which produces corn, soybeans, pork, and beef, has been in the family for over 80 years. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Letter to the Editor: UISG responds to decision behind ‘Meatless Mondays’

February 14, 2018

On, Feb. 5, outside the Burge, Catlett, and Hillcrest Marketplaces, members of the University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) offered general information to students about the environmental impacts of...

Letter to the editor: Working at the Crisis Center

Letter to the editor: Working at the Crisis Center

February 2, 2018
A volunteer at the Crisis Center of Johnson County says taking calls from those in need has been a great experience.
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

January 23, 2018
Today’s letters to the editor call on the Iowa Legislature to prioritize water quality, gun control, bipartisanship.
Letter to the editor: Supporting survivors of sexual violence

Letter to the editor: Supporting survivors of sexual violence

December 11, 2017

I am writing to you and your readers in the hope that I might be able to be a little helpful and supportive.  When I was a 25-year-old college student back in the 1970s, I was very badly sexually harassed...

FILE - Mazahir Salih, the president of the Center for Worker Justice, laughs at a shared experience told during a listening post at the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center on April 1, 2016.  (The Daily Iowan/file)

Guest Opinion: Mazahir Salih combines intelligence, diligence, compassion

October 31, 2017

Mazahir Salih is one of the smartest, hardest-working, most dedicated, and compassionate people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with. We here in Iowa City are incredibly lucky that such...

The Stead Family Childrens Hospital is seen on on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Letter to the editor: ABA therapy article doesn’t tell full story

October 25, 2017

UI Autism Center co-director responds to a recent article criticizing a form of autism therapy. I am responding to the opinion article written by Isabella Rosario (“UI autistic therapy startup promotes...

Fans wave to patients in the University of Iowa Stead Family Childrens Hospital at the end of the first quarter of the Iowa/Illinois football game on Saturday, 7 Oct. 2017. Iowa won the game 45-16. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Letter to the editor: Iowa Action director responds to criticism of tweets

October 20, 2017

Where is the media 99 percent of the year when fans are not waving to the kids in the Children’s Hospital? I’m writing this in response to Marina Jaimes to address her mischaracterization of the student-led...

FILE - Protestors with signs listen to guest speakers during the Iowa March for Science at the Pentacrest Lawn on Saturday, April 22. The groups goal is to persuade legislators to vote based on scientific-backed research as opposed to partisan policy. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Letter to the editor: UI does not suppress free speech

October 12, 2017

Lucee Laursen’s Oct. 9 column contains factual misstatements and overgeneralizations that obscure her well-intentioned point about free speech. She characterizes the UI’s regulations on the use of...

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