Demand Branstad ban ‘gay conversion’ therapy now Gov. Terry Branstad appointed a board to study so-called “gay conversion therapy” earlier this year, and the Iowa Board of Medicine is considering...

Some skip meals and go hungry without Free Lunch Program School is out for the summer, and while some families look forward to summer vacations, over the next few months many children from low-income...

Prying loose a future The future of what I have long considered my Democratic Party in service to the American people, if it is to still have a meaningful one, lies with the masses of daughters, sons,...

I looked through the pivot window of the patient’s room in the ER. She was sitting at the corner of her bed, her forehead resting on her right hand, eyes fixated on the floor. I was told that she was...

Psychologists & medications: sabotaging mental health? Imagine a gleaming and piercing scalpel slices through your body to fix a malady. You wake up in the middle of the surgery screaming with utter...

Heiden for county supervisor Please become informed about and vote for the candidate or candidates of your choice in upcoming local elections for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. And when you...

Raise awareness of resources for sexual-assault victims The University of Iowa administration deserves credit for the work it has done to provide services for victims of sexual assaults and to take...

Iowa school-funding proposal should be increased How can Iowa students (elementary, high school, college) succeed and represent the Iowa community when funds are unavailable and not accessible. Why...

Celebrating COGS after 20 years of service   As former officers, organizers, and rank-and-file members of UE Local 896-COGS, we were thrilled and proud this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary...

The future of the GOP Over the past 30 years, the most conservative minded members of the Republican Party have turned it into a haven for people who consider change a sinful thing — so much so that...

Uber has been welcome in Iowa City for more than a year In February 2015, the Iowa City City Council passed an ordinance that identified Transportation Network Companies, such as Uber, and allowed them...

Expand wind power, protect birds Continuing to expand wind power is one of the best ways to protect birds, despite the claims made in a March 23 article. Scientists agree that climate change is...