Iowans drink more than the average American.
According to reports in 2021, 22.8 percent of Iowa adults were binge drinking, which was 5.2 percent above the U.S. average during that time. In 2022,...
The Iowa City Community School District Board of Education voted to reinstate seclusion rooms more than four years after the district committed to ending the practice.
Seclusion rooms in schools...
The first step to tangible change in Iowa City policing is not possible with the current Iowa City City Council, mayor, or Community Police Review Board system.
In theory, Community Police Review...
All of us are aware that victims of criminal behavior suffer greatly. From physical injuries to the loss or destruction of personal property, victimization yields negative short-term and long-term...
When people demand rights to their ancestral lands and safe environments, visitors have an obligation to listen, even if that means staying away.
Heavy tourism has economic positives for popular...
Recently, armed guards have been added to Iowa City Hy-Vee locations, on Waterfront Drive and the other on 1st Ave, with the potential to add more guards later this year.
There is no need to take...
The free press is essential to democracy. The U.S. has a large news industry, unlike many other countries where the government has a strong grip on news production. However, many news organizations...
The Iowa Senate voted to approve a bill that lifts the tax on period and diaper products, leaving it up to the House and Gov. Kim Reynolds to approve this legislation. Across the country, people have...
So far, five cases of the avian influenza virus, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in farms in four Iowa counties. Prices are set to increase and farming methods are to be put in a gray-area...
In fall 2021, 500,000 students were a part of the nationwide enrollment drop in undergraduate programs. With this number in mind, the University of Iowa must place a priority on keeping those who have...
The Republican Party needs to focus on electing people who are best qualified for the job, rather than people who former President Donald Trump endorses.
One representative from North Carolina exemplifies...
Grace Hildahl, Opinions Contributor
• April 13, 2022
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.”
Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and actor, Kris Kristofferson, wrote these words for the song “Me and Bobby McGee” in 1969. At the...
