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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

Letter to the editor: Gender-identity questions

Letter to the editor: Gender-identity questions

March 22, 2017

“S/he who ponders the law will bear fruit in due season.” (Psalm 1: 2-3) If our civil-rights laws mandated that parents and/or guardians of anatomical male or female children must prohibit their...

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition in Des Moines on Sept. 27, 2014.

Letter to the editor

March 21, 2017

To the editor: I am deeply disturbed by recent comments made by Iowa Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, about how the U.S. should not expect to populate the country with the children of “others.” I fail to...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld listens to a presentation during a meeting in the Reiman Ballroom of the ISU Alumni Center in Ames on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The Board of Regents will have a full board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Letter to editor: Open letter to Bruce Harreld

March 6, 2017

Dear President Harreld, As adjunct instructors at the University of Iowa, we stand in solidarity with COGS as it attempts to negotiate a fair contract for graduate-student workers. Providing fair compensation...

 Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Letter to Editor: Serving the few, ignoring the many

February 21, 2017

The collective bargaining legislation that Republicans are intent on enacting disregards the masses of Iowans in toady service to the few. These Republicans like to pose as big friends of business but...

Onlookers watch over the railings of the sidewalks as marchers for the Womens March on Washington walk by. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Abromeit)

Letter to Editor: With women in the lead

February 14, 2017

After the Women’s March on Washington, it is obvious that women will be the saviors of American democracy. I, an African-American woman, have heard arguments made by Black Lives Matter women that white...

The sun rises behind the Old Capitol in Iowa City on Friday, April 10, 2015. Rand Paul was in town to drum up support after announcing his intention to run for president earlier this week.. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Letter to Editor: Faculty support grad students

February 13, 2017

We, the undersigned faculty members of the University of Iowa, offer our full support for the graduate-student employees of the University of Iowa and their representatives in COGS. Graduate students are...

The crowd started to disperse around 4:30pm but many kept marching past what was supposed to be the end of the march. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Abromeit)

Letter to editor: Unhappy with march coverage

January 26, 2017

To the Editor of the DI (Lily Abromeit, respectively) Not only did I attend the Women’s March on Washington, also I listened to hours of videotape and coverage the following day to fully comprehend...

Fresh produce sits out at the Farmers Market on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. A new study from the UI shows that the number of farmers markets has gone up and more people are buying their food locally.

Letter to editor: FOOD FOR THE HOLIDAYS

December 2, 2016

The University of Iowa Community Credit Union and the Crisis Center of Johnson County are teaming up to raise funds for the Crisis Center’s Food Bank. As the holidays, cold weather, and end of the year...

Letter to editor: Time to work together

November 16, 2016

In Donald J. Trump’s Election Night acceptance speech he said, “It is time to bind the wounds of division.” Let’s start with Congress. Democrats remember the edict from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,...

Letter to editor: Making America great

Letter to editor: Making America great

November 11, 2016

There are many things to say after this election. Here are two: First: I would like to applaud the efforts of everyone who worked in either campaign, but especially those who fought for Hillary Clinton....

A protester raises a sign against Donald Trump at the University Field House before Trump came out to speak on Tuesday, Jan 26, 2016. Through out the event multiple people were escorted out for protesting against Donald Trumps campaign. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Letter to Editor: Not My President

November 10, 2016

As a law student, I complain a lot. About the workload, the job prospects, the law itself. The results of the presidential election have me counting my privileges like lucky stars. Never before have I...

President Donald Trump looks around the room at the 2015 Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Letter to Editor: To African-American Voters:

November 7, 2016

Beware of a kinder-gentler Donald Trump as he weeps crocodile tear over extrajudicial shooting by police. Alex Altman in Time March 14 writes about Trump’s relationship with the Central Park Jogger case....

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