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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 

Letters to the Editor 

February 8, 2016

Congratulations, Iowa caucus-attendees It took an old mule from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, to kick Hillary Clinton, whose husband attends Aspen, Bilderberg, and Davos financial conferences on a regular...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

February 1, 2016

Athletics and politics I was disgusted to see that a group of Iowa football players appeared on stage to “endorse” a political candidate. While it’s great to see college students getting involved...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

January 26, 2016

Support Sanders for strong unions Sen. Bernie sanders is a strong advocate for middle-class union workers Unions are the essence of the middle class; they provide equal pay among your male and female...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

January 20, 2016

Beware of Ted Cruz     Remember when tea-party folks used to tease President Obama about his Hawaiian birth certificate? They even implied that he wasn’t an American citizen. Now, Ted Cruz...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

December 17, 2015

At each other’s throats, and scared silly Is this the land of the free and the home of the brave, or the land of people at each others’ throats in the home of the scared silly? During the current...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

December 15, 2015

Ending gun violence I am writing in support of President Obama’s proposal to enact common-sense gun regulations in response to the terrorist threat. Obviously, we should block suspected terrorists from...

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, middle right, leaves the Cook County Jail after posting bond on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in Chicago. Van Dyke has been locked up since Nov. 24, when prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Fear can be overcome, but race is another matter

December 7, 2015

Marcus Brown’s “Fear and race in America” (Daily Iowan, Dec. 1) attempts to dissect and analyze the senseless deaths epidemic that is directly connected with race. My first answer is that the answers...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

December 2, 2015

Iowa’s infatuation with Ted Cruz I just cannot contain my anger at the Iowa religious right’s gullibility when it comes to Ted Cruz. Cruz is a senator from Texas, where ethanol is against the law,...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

December 1, 2015

Positive Change for Free Medical Clinic In May 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama publically unveiled his health care plan at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.  I was an undergraduate student...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

November 20, 2015

Make clean energy a priority Studying sustainability and environmental planning at the University of Iowa, it is hard to ignore our lack of clean energy in Iowa. Reading about the degradation of our climate,...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

November 19, 2015

Some, not ‘all’ Shame on The Daily Iowan. In the Tuesday, November 17 issue on the front page, there is a blatantly untrue statement. The caption under the photograph reads, in part: “Harreld has...

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

November 16, 2015

RE: “Let’s talk” I deeply appreciate and can relate to the remarks contained in Mario Williams’ column in the Nov. 13 issue of The Daily Iowan. His observations and experiences mirror my own...