Mazahir Salih is one of the smartest, hardest-working, most dedicated, and compassionate people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with. We here in Iowa City are incredibly lucky that such...
UI Autism Center co-director responds to a recent article criticizing a form of autism therapy.
I am responding to the opinion article written by Isabella Rosario (“UI autistic therapy startup promotes...
Where is the media 99 percent of the year when fans are not waving to the kids in the Children’s Hospital?
I’m writing this in response to Marina Jaimes to address her mischaracterization of the student-led...
Lucee Laursen’s Oct. 9 column contains factual misstatements and overgeneralizations that obscure her well-intentioned point about free speech. She characterizes the UI’s regulations on the use of...
When the community is clearly divided over political views, it’s important to avoid claims that don’t have evidence to back them up. I am referring to the Guest Opinion that ran in The Daily Iowan...
An encounter at the Johnson County Fairgrounds with law enforcement made me thankful that the Sheriff’s Office protects freedom of speech.
We often hear criticism about law enforcement, so I wanted...
I was surprised by this opening paragraph on the front page of Tuesday’s DI because even though it might not “be enough” for Democrats to get elected to office, it should be apparent that getting...
The National Defense Authorization Act would make the military budget 114 times larger than the EPA’s.
Congress will work on a bill with the largest impact on U.S. taxpayers after its Fourth of July...
The EPA’s proposal to repeal the Clean Water Rule would negatively affect Iowa water.
Here in Iowa, summer always reminds us why we care about clean water. Thanks to the Clean Water Act (1972), many...
Stop factory farms
In his recent Letter to the Editor, former Environmental Protection Commission member Gene Ver Steeg is wrong: A moratorium on new and expanding factory farms is needed NOW. Telling...
To the Editor: Regarding: “Local support for Paris Accord necessary,” on June 12.
The Daily Iowan’s editorial “Local support for Paris Accord necessary” highlights the importance of taking local...
We must support our separation of church and state tradition in order to prevent religious-based ideological civil war. We must maintain the “Johnson Amendment” that guards against these potential...
