Skip to Main Content
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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

February 3, 2016

The Lens too large for Ped Mall Iowa City currently provides grants to subsidize the restoration of historic building façades. Two retailers have won Historic Preservation Awards for restoration of Clinton...

Editorial: Area needs to fight child poverty

Editorial: Area needs to fight child poverty

February 2, 2016

Poverty doesn’t just affect today’s workers but tomorrow’s as well. Johnson County has a rapidly increasing rate of childhood poverty. A report by the Child and Family Policy Center found a 25.5...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders waves to the crowd during the photo spray before the start of the Democratic debate on Saturday, Nov. 14. The debate took place in Carnegie Hall on Drake University's campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Editorial board endorsement: Sanders has the potential

February 1, 2016

In the Daily Iowan Editorial Board’s endorsement discussion, we often ran into policy areas of contention. The five members of the board have different priorities and ideals. But when we came together...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders waves to the crowd during the photo spray before the start of the Democratic debate on Saturday, Nov. 14. The debate took place in Carnegie Hall on Drake University's campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Editorial: Sanders needs to transform election into movement

January 29, 2016

On Saturday, the Field House will be the setting for a particularly interesting political rally. Vermont Sen. and Democratic nomination hopeful Bernie Sanders will find himself sharing the stage with a...

Editorial: Compromise needed for accepting immigrants

Editorial: Compromise needed for accepting immigrants

January 28, 2016

The rapid influx of refugees into Western Europe has proven to be nothing less than a global crisis that has put a strain on governments and world leaders ability to adequately manage the situation. The...

Planned Parenthood opposition based on falsehoods 

Planned Parenthood opposition based on falsehoods 

January 27, 2016

Earlier in the heated presidential race, Planned Parenthood was an issue that was featured in many candidate appearances and debates. Used by Republican candidates to express just how conservative they...

Editorial: Don’t rush Iowa’s Medicaid privatization

Editorial: Don’t rush Iowa’s Medicaid privatization

January 26, 2016

The Iowa Medicaid program assists in providing or provides health care to 560,000 Iowans. Prior to recent events, the Medicaid system in Iowa has been among the most efficient in the United States, with...

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders looks out into the crowd as he is introduced at the 2015 Iowa Democratic Hal of Fame inside the Double Tree Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 17, 2015. Sanders' campaign has seen a dramatic increase in support in the past weeks. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Editorial: Sanders’s health-care plan too idealistic

January 22, 2016

Just hours before the Democratic presidential debate on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., released his plan for universal health care provided by the U.S. government. The plan, which relies heavily on...

Editorial: Climate change should no longer be a political issue

Editorial: Climate change should no longer be a political issue

January 21, 2016

According to findings by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the year 2015 has broken the record for the hottest year in recorded history. Given that the previous record holder...

Water-quality plan shouldn’t siphon school money 

Water-quality plan shouldn’t siphon school money 

January 20, 2016

Land-locked states, by their nature, miss out on the fun an ocean might offer. What’s missed in salty spray and golden sand is replaced by lakes and rivers. These natural resources belong to the public...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, left, speaks as Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Editorial: ‘Shots fired’ at the Democratic debate

January 19, 2016

On Sunday, South Carolina became the most recent battlefield along the lumbering campaign trails of the Democratic bid for presidency, pitting the three Democratic nomination hopefuls (former Secretary...

Branstad’s actions deserve greater scrutiny 

Branstad’s actions deserve greater scrutiny 

December 18, 2015

Iowa may have an unique position with its first-in-the-nation caucuses, but the governor appears to try to stage an attempt at innovating the state in the national backdrop in a neo-traditionalist way. At...