We’ve all heard about the dangers of drinking and driving. Some of us may have even experienced the effects firsthand. But how many of us are sure of the effects of mellowing marijuana in our systems...

A report issued by the Department of Education found that 800 Iowa schools and 61 school districts failed to meet standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act, but the flaws in the system are readily...

There is a proposal by Kinseth Hospitality Companies to build a new 12-story building downtown. This proposed structure would be near the intersection of Burlington and Clinton Streets, at 320 S. Clinton...

A recent article by the Wall Street Journal reported that on more and more college campuses, students are winning the right to carry a gun. It’s been more than five years since the massacre at Virginia...

Last week, Americans for Prosperity stopped in different Iowa towns in an effort to highlight what the group believes are President Obama’s failed energy policies. The group offered some lucky Iowans...

All too often, we 99 percenters (or 47 percenters, depending where you rank on the “victim” scale) are drowned out by the hordes of political-action groups known as corporations. When Big Business...

For the 17th straight year, Congress has missed the deadline for passing a final budget and the spending bills needed to fund government operations for the next 12 months. This may not have made the headlines,...

Almost every teacher, parent, or guardian gives the same old spiel: Go to high school, get into a good college, and get a good job. It’s what is expected of and encouraged in practically every student. However,...

Last week, Patriot Voices partnered with Iowans for Freedom and Rick Santorum in a bus tour across Iowa to encourage Iowans to vote to remove Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins in the upcoming election. Although...

There has been little more ludicrous in America than the “replacement” NFL refs, hard as that is to imagine in a nation that has been home to both the Kardashians and the “campaign”...

Congressman Dave Loebsack (D) Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, said on Sept. 28 that he is confident in his campaign and looks forward to the opportunity to continue serving Iowans on a national level in an...

As polls show President Obama widening his lead over Mitt Romney in advance of the first debate, scheduled for Wednesday, the stakes for both Obama and Romney are exceptionally high. Acknowledging the...