Proud.
For years, this was synonymous with conversations I had about growing up in Iowa. A product of a rock-solid public-school system, I was taught perspective, patience and acceptance.
Dynamic arts...
Hey Student Body,
Sorry to bug you. Icky politician here.
I keep reading you are not voting on Nov. 8. Good call, you got so much going on I know.
No worries. Republicans want to force you...
COVID-19, the derecho, and financial stress continue to take a heavy toll on Iowans’ well-being.
Governor Reynolds and other state officials have said that mental health services are needed more...
For a candidate that loves to tout her medical credentials, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has many troubling stances on healthcare access.
On the campaign trail, the Republican congresswoman has...
I am a lifelong Republican, and here is my position on government spending by the Biden administration.
We are deep into a pandemic, and COVID-19 is public enemy no. 1. Fighting it requires major...
President Wilson’s remarks on the efforts of UI students in advocating for a disability cultural hall were appalling not just because of her vagueness, but also because of her implying that disabled...
In an era when gun violence, including school shootings, has become more prevalent, making gun regulation subject to strict scrutiny will make schools less safe.
Notwithstanding the misleading language...
Benny Johnson, sporting a T-Shirt featuring Tucker Carlson – who now calls the deadly Jan. 6 2022 coup attempt to overthrow our democracy, an “election justice protest” – began his presentation...
The Forgotten. It sounds like a title to a movie, something ominous and terrifying.
Yet this is how many of the people of Johnson County can easily be described, forgotten. When I talk to people every...
I am writing as a proud Iowa graduate (JD, 1973) to relate a story that unfortunately has renewed importance. My roommate’s girlfriend, a senior undergraduate, got pregnant and made the traumatic...
Moments. This is what defines life and the path that we each take.
Brief, quick, and often incredibly painful moments. For me, I can look back on my life and pick out the moments when it all changed.
The...
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person’s right to choose an abortion and maintain bodily autonomy is not a protected right under the U.S. Constitution. As a group of local clergy...
