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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

Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek speaks during a meeting of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee in the Johnson County Administration Building in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, November 7, 2012.

Letter to the Editor | Pulkrabek is the health-care candidate

October 8, 2020

As a nurse, I am a health-care voter. That is why I am voting for Lonny Pulkrabek to represent me and my family in the Iowa state house. I am alarmed by the Republican effort to have the Supreme...

Then-Iowa diving coach Bob Rydze watches as athletes dive into the pool at the Iowa Recreation and Wellness Center on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011.

Letter to the Editor | Thoughts of a past coach

September 20, 2020

In the summer of 1975 I was hired by Bump Elliott and the new swim coach Glen Patton as the head diving coach at the University of Iowa. Little did I know that I would be retiring after 37 years in...

Letter to the Editor | When they go low we go Hai Huyhn

Letter to the Editor | When they go low we go Hai Huyhn

September 20, 2020

Dear Coralville Residents, Representing some of the beautiful diversity within the Latinx community, Paola and Cristina, have the honor of working with Hai Huyhn and supporting her candidacy for the...

A for rent sign is seen on March 29, 2019.

Letter to the Editor | Help housing to help families

September 10, 2020

As our economy battles back from the coronavirus-induced recession, housing has experienced the strongest rebound among individual economic sectors. From nearly the beginning of the pandemic, residential...

Protesters walk down Burlington Street during a Black Lives Matter protest organized by the Iowa Freedom Riders on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. This protest, a part of a four day protest streak, included a memorial for UI student Makeda Scott. Mourners left flowers and candles in front of the Old Capitol Building.

Letter to the Editor | Our children were attacked

September 8, 2020

Our Iowa City Police Department and our Iowa State Patrol attacked our kids with terrifying weapons. There is no other conclusion when watching the released bodycam footage from the night of...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses members of UISG virtually at the first University of Iowa Student Government Meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. (Nichole Maryse Harris/The Daily Iowan)

Letter to the Editor | Hypocrisy must know no bounds!

August 27, 2020

I just read the open letter from Bruce Harreld to the Iowa City community and it's definitely a funny read!  You seriously think this governor's "proclamations" mean anything coming from a governor...

A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28.

Letter to the Editor | Support for ICCSD

August 15, 2020

The Johnson County Democrat Central Committee supports efforts by the Iowa City Community School District to exercise local control in setting the best path for the new school year.  Local leaders...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Letter to the Editor | Opening schools is a mistake

August 2, 2020

Taking the lead from President Trump, Gov. Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg recently overruled local school officials and ordered Iowa kids and teachers back to in-person school in four weeks. Their...

Members of Moms Demand Action march during the 2019 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 18 in Downtown Iowa City.

Letter to the Editor | A dangerous new gun law

July 19, 2020

On July 7, the Iowa City City Council repealed an ordinance, passed in 2011, which prohibited guns in city buildings and on city buses. Council members took this action with outspoken frustration,...

Over 100 flags are on display on the Iowa Memorial Union Pedestrian Bridge to recognize the international students on campus.

Letter to the Editor | International students should not have to choose between their health and their education

July 12, 2020

On Monday, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced new guidelines that would prohibit international students from taking their college courses exclusively online during the COVID-19...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Letter to the Editor | The UI budget has gone to the dogs

July 2, 2020

The University of Iowa’s response to pandemic-related budget cuts places the fiscal tail in charge of wagging the educational dog. Though cuts are necessary, university administrators seem determined...

The Old Capitol is seen on April 13, 2020.

Letter to the Editor | Reinstate Dr. Heckner

June 28, 2020

I understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the University of Iowa. However, I am shocked and distraught by the way the university handled the firing of some its lecturers,...