“Overdue books” is a term many dread and many deal with often. I often had issues with overdue library books as a child, but only ever had penalties consisting of “time-outs” or small, under a...
As part of a special-election campaign to replace former Councilor Kingsley Botchway, five candidates spent their Monday evening at the Mill discussing the issues that Iowa City voters care about most.
Botchway’s...
It is 2018, and we are approaching election season once again. However, this year feels a bit … different. According to RealClearPolitics, President Donald Trump’s job approval is at just 43.6 percent...
It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. In one of my first articles, “What hasn’t been said about U.S. efforts in Puerto Rico,” I urged readers to do their own research...
Where can anybody easily access reproductive health services in central Iowa City? If you are a gender-nonconforming, LGBTQ, or heterosexual and have never been to a sexual-health clinic, this may be a...
This summer, I had the opportunity to live in Seattle, a city in the Pacific Northwest with a large tech industry and immense leadership in sustainability.
In Seattle, straws are banned, composting and...
“Don’t die.”
That’s what many view as the No. 1 goal for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
While recent Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh prepares for his Senate hearing, those...
In recent months, the Trump-Mueller investigation seems to be a consistent headline in the media. Tension between President Trump and Special Counsel Robert Mueller is apparent as the investigation of...
And now for today’s good news:
A 500-pound laser-guided bomb fired off by Saudi coalition forces recently wiped out a school bus full of dozens of children in Yemen, CNN and 538’ s SigDigs report.
The...
The beginning of a new semester ushers in “syllabus week,” a time for professors to outline course expectations. A popular classroom policy I’ve noticed, especially for lectures, is a technology...
Another semester begins, and another bar has opened in Iowa City. For all the new students starting classes, all the veterans returning to Iowa City, and all those interested in novelty experiences, I...
President Donald Trump’s latest tirade has a strange victim: conservative brothers Charles and David Koch. The Koch brothers, known for their billionaire financial status, have been accused of funding...
