Iowa has a desperate need for more people, and the U.S. needs a place to put Afghan refugees. So why aren't we all accepting them with open arms?
Earlier this month, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced...
President Joe Biden’s continuation of the Trump administration's China trade policy is going to have disastrous effects for Iowans.
During his four-year term, one of former president Donald Trump’s...
It was 4:30 a.m., and I was one of 50 soldiers in the bunker. I was sleeping peacefully in my metal shipping container when suddenly, incoming missile sirens went off. It was reminiscent of an incoming...
Signe Nettum, Opinions Contributor
• August 26, 2021
I never found my niche in high school. I joined the competitive speaking club, but I hated both speaking and competing. I did it just to see my friends and maybe improve my presentation skills. My...
In order to make Iowa city more livable, it’s time to do away with parking minimums, or the number of parking spaces building needs.
The Iowa City Board of Adjustment has prioritized cars over...
Before COVID-19, 60 percent of new restaurants failed within the first year of opening. The pandemic makes it even harder for new restaurants to thrive and survive.
New Iowa City restaurants like...
Sophie Stover, Opinions Contributor
• August 24, 2021
Professors are concerned about the University of Iowa’s COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming semester, and rightly so. Comparing our protocols to other schools amid the nationwide surge of the delta...
After months of negotiation, a substantial bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the Senate. After passing the budget in the House of Representatives on Aug. 24, this legislation is clearly a victory...
Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist
• August 23, 2021
The University of Iowa school of social work should have considered other methods to save Wild Bill’s Coffee shop before replacing it with Wild Bill’s Workshop.Â
Wild Bill's coffee...
The exploitation of prisoners for labor in Iowa is inhumane. As more Iowans are requesting home COVID-19 test kits, the State Hygienic Laboratory is turning toward inmates to meet this demand. Â
Exploiting...
Hannah Pinski, Opinions and Amplify editor
• August 22, 2021
Iowa City prioritized the health and safety of residents and took COVID-19 protections into its own hands despite a state law that supposedly bars the local government from doing so.
On Aug. 19,...
America is in crisis and in a healthy variety of dimensions. One of the more far-reaching crises which currently plagues our land is a vast deficiency of what the experts call mental health. Insofar...
