OK, obviously, going to Asia and visiting some of the hot spots such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, and Beijing would be the cat's pajamas. And, obviously, doing it on the UI Foundation's dime would be...

While Iowa proved to be a state filled with many Ron Paul supporters — as seen by the 26,000-plus votes he captured in the Iowa caucuses — many Republicans dubbed Paul too radical to be the GOP nominee,...

New graduates have good reason to celebrate their academic achievements. After all, on average, a college degree remains a good indicator for boosting one's lifetime earning potential. For many Americans,...

The Landfill fire is not a problem to be ignored. It is dangerous and expensive and is causing a reasonable amount of concern in the Iowa City area. By now, many are already aware that the reason this...

Here's a seemingly noncontroversial topic: student-loan rates. Keeping the federal rates on student loans low purportedly has bipartisan support: Republicans and Democrats both want lower rates. Libertarians...

There should be no such thing as hunger in Iowa. Sadly, Gov. Terry Branstad recently vetoed a $500,000 investment in our statewide Food Bank system that would have put us on a path to get closer to that...

When it comes to making the many right moves needed to successfully build a new building, Iowa City developer Marc Moen is certainly an expert. This can easily be seen as the Moen Group, the organization...

I'd like to give a nice golf clap — heck, let's make it a round of applause — for Sister Margaret A. Farley, a theological scholar who wrote the book Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics. This...

Every year, thousands of African students graduate from American universities. Some of them go back to Africa to work with their governments or to work in the private sector; some stay in the United States...

With talks of tuition hikes at the University of Iowa and unprecedented budget cuts for the University of Northern Iowa, it's clear that the state Board of Regents' universities must be wise when spending...

Back in my running days (don't laugh — I used to be faster than you; but then, so did Coach Wiz), I used to run out Melrose Avenue far enough that it became IWV Road, which meant that at one point, I...

As someone who believes that reasonable people can avoid litigation through honest negotiation, it is with great regret that I must file a lawsuit against the University of Iowa and the state Board of...