The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Leave the dog at home or bring a pacifier

GUEST OPINION April 11, 2012

I must make a response to Mark W. Borer's slanderous guest opinion in the DI on March 28. I recently retired from 46 years of professional real-estate management. I hold a Certified Property Manager designation...

UISG here for the students

CLAIRE SPYRISON April 11, 2012

As an involved and proud student at the University of Iowa, and an informed voter who looked into both UISG parties extensively, I was incredibly embarrassed at an editorial printed in the DI titled "No...

Iowa medical care headed in right direction

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 11, 2012

The inflation rate in the United States last year clocked in at around 2.9 percent. To be sure, inflation hawks have worked themselves into a frenzy. While some inflation might be good for economy as...

Beware the fat man scam

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 10, 2012

We all see and hear obnoxious low-budget commercials for payday lenders, usually featuring a sweaty man yelling at us to take out a "quick and easy" loan to soothe our fiscal anguishes until...

Budgeting the Red Sox

BEAU ELLIOT April 10, 2012

OK, so no more jokes about the Red Sox. After all, they've become rather excellent at being jokes on the field. Yes, I know — you're not the slightest bit interested in the Red Sox. They're located...

Teen pregnancy rates lend new fire to poverty crisis

DANIEL TAIBLESON April 10, 2012

Economic and educational mobility are declining as income inequality rises. Children born in poverty are increasingly likely to remain in poverty, and children of non-college-educated parents become less...

Police chases do more harm than good

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 9, 2012

At the end of last month, an Iowa State Patrol officer attempted to make a routine traffic stop at 12:04 a.m. Sadly, the driver the patrol officer attempted to stop failed to halt. As consequence, the...

Sit down, Romans

BENJAMIN EVANS April 9, 2012

I used to play Game Boy on the sidelines of my football games. That is how much I didn't care about sports. After two weeks of training, we had our first game — a bunch of eighth-grade kids running...

Clarification of self-defense and stand-your-ground

GUEST OPINION April 9, 2012

George Zimmerman continues to enjoy his right to freedom of movement and residence in Florida after killing the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin about a month ago. This freedom was granted after he told the...

Is "Conservative Coming Out Week" such a big deal?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF April 6, 2012

No The controversy surrounding the UI College Republicans' "Conservative Coming Out Week" is blown out of proportion at best and being used as a political divider at worst. Let me preface by...

Partnership for Alcohol Safety needs to accept drinking to make it safer

REBECCA ABELLERA April 6, 2012

A year before the 21-ordinance took effect, Iowa City's Partnership for Alcohol Safety was created with the goal of building a safer alcohol environment in Iowa City. Although the group's intentions are...

Why I would have voted for a potato

GUEST OPINION April 6, 2012

KRUI's candidate for the University of Iowa Student Government president, Potato, ostensibly seems to be a publicity stunt (if you aren't aware, KRUI endorsed a potato for UISG president—it's on Facebook...

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