Whoever coined the phrase “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” clearly had a couple of screws loose. Individuals can tear someone down verbally just as quickly...

With tuition and the cost of living rising rapidly across the nation and the national student-loan debt totaling just under $1 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve, it is becoming increasingly important...

Sometimes, on late-night cable, there’s this “Star Trek” episode in which Republicans and Democrats join together to save the planet, and everyone lives happily ever after. Yeah, I know....

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has taken a great deal of criticism, primarily from Iowa Democrats, including Sen. Tom Harkin, for his refusal to accept the federal expansion of Medicaid provided for in the 2010...

It’s been 100 years since Alice Paul and tons of other women marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Without those women, women today may still be unable to vote, much less run for office....

The contrast in excitement about the general election in November and the lack of same in the Johnson County Board of Supervisors special election on Tuesday couldn’t have been more stark. The former...

Sycamore Mall — the retail tumor attached to that Panera over by Petland — was rescued from foreclosure earlier this week. The RC Cola of Iowa City shopping experiences will live to sell another day....

A bill introduced in the Iowa House by Rep. Jake Highfill, R- Johnston, would allow Iowans to collect cash prizes from fantasy sports leagues, a practice currently prohibited under the states rather draconian...

Anyone who has baby-sat younger children for an extended period of time knows it can be exhausting to the point where you want to pass out, too, once you’ve read them the same book five times and...

“BRB,” “JK,” “LOL”: three abbreviations that are highly used in many text messages, Facebook posts, and even verbally in daily conversations. Also known as the reason...

What about the puppy mills? I was disappointed with your story about students and pets benefiting from visits to Petland. I agree that petting an animal is excellent for stress relief and has been proven...

Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke Monday night at the Englert Theater about America’s need for immigration reform that moves the country’s...