Dave Parsons’ opinion column urged that we “Vote Yes for the justice center” (DI, April 29). He is a member of the committee actively pushing the proposal. As such, his was a commendably...

Earlier this month, the American Farm Bureau sent a new farm bill proposal to Washington, D.C., that would cut $23 billion in spending over the next decade. The farm bill is essentially a large collection...

Gen-eds are probably what best connects the future doctor to the aspiring Picasso here at the University of Iowa. All students, regardless of their majors, are required to take at least one course in each...

Is the proposed Johnson County justice center a monument to excess or exactly what we need? Let’s start with what we can all agree on. One-third of the project cost is for a new jail. The current...

Concern over representation on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors has led some locals to collect signatures for a petition that would call for a referendum dividing Johnson County into electoral districts...

I’m writing in response to the letter, published Wednesday (April 24) on this page, in which the UI College Republicans defend the group’s stance on gun-control laws. The Editorial Board previously...

Last year I was incredibly honored to serve as the keynote speaker for the inaugural University of Iowa Phil’s Day, which celebrates life-changing philanthropy on campus. It is always humbling...

Every so often, we need a good ol’ fashioned rabble rousin’. Keeps the populace pissed, the powerful panicked. But what to do when there’s little rabble to rouse? Attack science, of course. Some...

I spent my entire undergraduate career at the University of Iowa opposing the idea of a new jail.  I had heard the opposition’s points, read their amusing fliers, and took their word for it, knowing...

I have fond memories of my time at the University of Iowa, from classes with outstanding professors to Saturdays at Kinnick. I know that often, in the hustle and bustle of studying late and stressing about...

On Monday, conservative members of the Iowa House of Representatives filed an amendment to a Senate appropriations bill that would slash the pay of the Iowa Supreme Court justices who ruled in favor of...

It seems that Iowa’s politicians, not its people, may be compromising the integrity of the state’s elections. In a sworn affidavit filed Monday, Andy Parrish, the former chief of staff for...