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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

FILE - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Guest opinion: Trump’s six-month report card overwhelmingly grim

July 25, 2017

July 20 was the six-month anniversary of Donald Trump being our 45th president; it’s time to evaluate our president’s actions. Actions worthy of an A grade: • Trump’s greatest victory was the...

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad speaks to members of the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Guest opinion: Iowa Republicans employ Koch-funded group to attack retirement security

July 24, 2017

The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System is at risk from Republican shenanigans. Once again, Republicans in the Legislature are inviting an out-of-state attack on the economic security of Iowa families. Their...

Kellyanne Conway, the counselor to President Trump, speaks during the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines on Saturday, July 15, 2017. The sixth annual summit featured speakers Kellyanne Conway, the counselor to the President, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, as well as The Benham Brothers. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: Major religions would not condone current moment

July 17, 2017

Current leaders claim to be Christian while destroying the lives of those around them following their faith. Seventy-eight percent of Iowans are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or Hindu, and 21 percent...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids on March 17. Ernst was wrapping up a 99-county tour.(Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: Ignoring constituents is unpatritotic and cowardly

July 12, 2017

Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are ducking the public in their continued avoidance of discussing the Better Care Reconciliation Act. During his weeklong Fourth of July recess, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

FILE - In this file photo, the University of Iowa Stead Family Childrens Hospital on Saturday, November 5, 2016. (Olivia Sun/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: Killing Medicaid expansion kills patients

July 5, 2017

The Better Care Reconciliation Act and the proposed cuts to Medicaid would hurt Iowans, especially those living in rural areas of the state. Although he doesn’t know it, my patient Daryl will soon be...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders shelved a vote on their prized health care bill Tuesday until at least next month, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Guest Opinion: GOP’s ‘Better Care’ would hurt Iowans

July 3, 2017

Now that the Senate’s health-care bill has come out from behind closed doors so that it can be examined, it is quite apparent that this bill threatens to cause great harm to Iowans and our country. Thanks...

Guest Opinion: American politics is frighteningly polarized

Guest Opinion: American politics is frighteningly polarized

June 27, 2017

Great Depression. Pearl Harbor. 9/11. Sandy Hook. June 14’s Alexandria, Virginia, shooting of Republican congressmen. The list of tragic events Americans have witnessed is endless. It’s during troubling...

Guest Opinion: Fox News’ ratings decline: Mission Accomplished

Guest Opinion: Fox News’ ratings decline: Mission Accomplished

June 21, 2017

The mission of Fox News was to make the United States a Third World state, with a “strong man” (fascist) as its president to continue neoliberalism. To ensure the mission, “In 2010, Rupert Murdoch...

President Donald Trump takes his seat after speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museums National Days of Remembrance ceremony. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Guest opinion: Can Trump be impeached?

June 19, 2017

Democrat loyalists have not liked Donald Trump since he announced on June 16, 2015, that he would run for president. Since Trump’s inauguration, Dems have called for Trump’s impeachment to the point...

File photo (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Guest opinion: Iowa’s dark secret — puppy mills

June 15, 2017

It is no secret that Iowa is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to the number of puppy mills it has, as well as the sheer number of breeders with violations. Iowa has more than 250 puppy...

File photo (The Daily Iowan/Osama Khalid)

Guest Opinion: Healthier soil is key to cleaner water

June 13, 2017

Moratorium on livestock expansion would be a serious mistake. I spent more than six years as a commissioner on the Environmental Protection Commission. Members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement...

(File Photo) President-Elect Donald J. Trump gestures while speaking during an event for President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Trump and Pence are completing a Thank You tour across the country. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Guest Opinion: Withdrawal from Paris Accord harmful to America

June 12, 2017

The announcement by President Trump on his intention to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is a disturbing decision from an administration increasingly known for disturbing decisions. The potential...

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