An Economist and YouGov poll released early this month revealed that fewer than 30 percent of Americans consider themselves to be feminists. That’s not very surprising to me. I frequently hear people,...

Believe it or not, as Iowans, we have the potential to take something that is both overwhelmingly successful and incredibly popular and make it even better than it already is. In the world of public policy,...

On Wednesday, Gov. Terry Branstad announced that MidAmerican Energy would invest $1.9 billion in Iowa’s wind-energy sector. The plan would add up to 656 new wind turbines that would produce around...

The Iowa City police are pursuing a federal grant that could lead to the placement of armed guards in Iowa City’s middle schools and high schools. School District officials expressed interest in...

The University of Iowa Foundation announced last week it is beginning a new public fundraising campaign called For Iowa Forever More, which seeks to raise $1.7 billion for the university by the end of...

On Tuesday, approximately 85 percent of Johnson County voters decided against taking time to fill in a bubble at a special election for a proposed $43.5 million bond to build the proposed justice center. Considering...

An Iowa Supreme Court ruling now requires the state Public Health Department to allow both same-sex parents’ names to be listed on their children’s birth certificates. While this seems like a no-brainer...

“Equal is equal,” Camilla Taylor tells us in Monday’s issue of The Daily Iowan (“Court backs same-sex parents”). Taylor was speaking about the Iowa Supreme Court’s recent...

For Iowa Republicans, the recruitment process is well underway as the party seeks a challenger for Sen. Tom Harkin’s seat, which he will vacate at the end of 2014. The Democrats have tapped Rep....

People on both sides of the 21-only ordinance are probably tired of reading about the back-and-forth argument its measures have incited. Popular bars Martinis and Union are the latest downtown spots to...

You’re about to cross a major milestone in your life that not only is a great accomplishment but also now has earned you credibility in the “real world.” Congratulations. I can’t...

Florence Nightingale, who is widely considered the founder of modern nursing, once said: “The progressive world is necessarily divided into two classes — those who take the best of what there is...