The national budget has gotten a bit hefty, and we need to cut it. Congress has decided that if it can’t reach an agreement on a necessary liposuction, it’s just going to randomly start lopping...

An Iowa Senate subcommittee discussed a bill last week that would ultimately strengthen legislation combating texting while driving. To date, legislation outlines texting while driving as a secondary...

My grandfather was born left-handed, but when he attended elementary school, his teacher smacked him with a ruler when he didn’t write with his right hand. Do we, figuratively, want to be a nation...

In addition to the Iowa City School District passing the diversity policy and revenue purpose statement, it is now considering implementing magnet schools. A magnet school is a public school that emphasizes...

I normally don’t watch the Oscars. Though I consider myself a movie buff and incredibly amateur film critic, I have never really taken much to award shows in which the first question asked to its participants is:...

“Sequester” has become the word of the day. You probably noticed. It’s everywhere — wine bars, coffeehouses, not-whine bars (we need more of those), the Pentacrest with odd people bumping...

An investigation released last week by the Des Moines Register revealed that the University of Iowa has shared federally protected information about the academic records of its students with the Johnson...

Everyone loves a good dichotomy. It’s simple and doesn’t make you think too hard. To many, President Obama is either the antichrist or the second coming of Jesus. Journalists are either parasitic,...

The recent article by the Des Moines Register paints the picture that the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is soliciting information from the University of Iowa police in reference to students who...

The Iowa Legislature has considered a proposal that would increase by 10 cents Iowa’s motor-fuel tax, more commonly called the gas tax. This proposal is politically unpopular, given that gases prices...

I believe in nothing (save for what I see in front of me). Two months after Newtown, I see no new federal gun laws on the books. I see that Congress has been hemming and hawing around gun violence,...

What would you say if I told you that we have the opportunity to give health insurance to 150,000 uninsured Iowans this year? Would you be interested? Maybe, but you probably would want to know how much...