Of the many comments regarding Jim Zabel (Your View, June 20), this one has not been included. He was more than just a sports reporter. On occasion, he filled in for the moderator on an afternoon call-in, non-sports show. He was extremely intelligent and well versed on many non-sports subjects.
Read More →There is money in offering legalized opportunities in Iowa that is not available elsewhere. Most of Iowa’s casinos are along the state borders and take in money from out-of-state players. Now it has come to light, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health, that the counties with
Read More →I am answering a recent letter writer who wondered why Jim Zabel wasn’t in the service during World War II (Your View, June 20). A car fell on Jim, and he seriously injured his foot while trying to change a flat tire. This apparently happened after he graduated from Davenport
Read More →Bob Fagerland’s question about why Jim Zabel didn’t serve in WWII is first and foremost no one else’s business (Your View, June 20). I had the pleasure of running into Jim on numerous occasions when flying through western cities. He was always wearing very thick-lens eyeglasses. He probably couldn’t see
Read More →I enjoyed the article by Michael Gartner (“Memories of 715 Locust St.,” May 30). I have never met Mr. Gartner, but we seem to have parallel lives concerning The Des Moines Register and Tribune. He was born in 1938 and graduated from Roosevelt in June of 1956. I was born
Read More →Among all the accolades aimed at Jim Zabel, I have seen no mention of his WWII service. He was born in 1921, so he would have been 20 years old at the beginning of WWII. He then proceeded to the University of Iowa till 1944. I’m not aware of any
Read More →Republicans are trying to sell a message that the majority of voters aren’t buying. Republicans in Congress have a lack of respect for the majority and disdain for the rule of law and individual liberty. Public confidence with GOP policies has reached its lowest ebb. They support taxpayer giveaways to
Read More →Thanks, Cityview, for “Michael Gartner’s Memories of 715 Locust” (May 30). That was one of the most informative, insightful and entertaining articles your paper has ever published. From the descriptions of the sights, sounds and smells of the downtown Des Moines of my youth to the insight into the workings
Read More →A lot of people feel intimidated, bullied or helpless when faced with the NRA, but Dr. John M. Hicks isn’t one of them (Guest Commentary, May 16). There are a few other notables: In 1994 former presidents Gerald Ford, James Carter and Ronald Reagan signed a letter to the U.S.
Read More →I have a question for Cole Smithey (“The Smartest Film Critic in the World”) about his review of the movie, “Sightseers” (Film Review, May 16). He refers to the gaudy sweaters that “approach a mythic level of hideousness last seen in the Beatles’ mocumentary ‘Help.’ ” Is Mr. Smithey perhaps
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