Last week, a bus full of nuns came through Iowa and stopped in front of the office of Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. The nuns came to publicly protest the Republican House budget because they think it will cause...

Yes The Waterloo City Council is considering an ordinance that would prohibit employers from refusing to hire any person because of that person's criminal record. If Waterloo does decide to pass this...

Americans ban books from public schools for a great many silly reasons. The Erie School District in Illinois banned a children's book filled with silly pictures, around 10 words per page, and bright colors...

As the dean of the College of Dentistry at the University of Iowa, I value what professional schools teach, and I value the way they prepare students to assume vital professional positions throughout Iowa...

This summer, the University of Iowa Foundation and the state Board of Regents will take the approach that we have to spend money to make money. Student recruitment and presidential fundraising are difficult...

"Success is the drug, and we are all consuming it, because it feels so good until your brain shuts down and you go into a comma." Yeah, me, too. I just hate falling into commas. I mean, they...

In the headlines concerning Justin Combs's recent acceptance of a $54,000 football scholarship from UCLA, reporters have undermined his significance in headlines usually referring him as "P. Diddy's...

America needs farmers. As the stickers are seen at places ranging from car bumpers to the football helmets of the Hawkeyes, it's clear that Iowans understand this message. However, America not only needs...

You know that silly debate about how to stop the binge drinking culture at UI? Well, the UI administration seems to be trying a progressive approach to the situation: Pimp out the use of the Tigerhawk...

When Jake Balthazor was sent to the office by his teacher last week, imagine his surprise. After all, Jake hadn't disrupted class, failed to do his homework, or committed any other offense that might...

"From coaching basketball to knowing how many Jonas brothers there are, Barack is a pretty cool dad …" or so began another anxious Obama for America campaign email sent Wednesday on behalf...

In the United States government, there is a system of checks and balances in which every institution and department has a governing force, even the executive branch. To keep the executive branch from gaining...