Since 1999, the number of U.S. students homeschooling has nearly doubled. It continues to be a viable alternative to public or private education, and as trust in the public-school system dwindles, more...

If you've ever been to Zombie Burger in Des Moines, you'd understand. The walls are splattered with murals of the apocalypse — fat men and women slowly walking on the streets of the once humble and quaint...

On Tuesday night, the City Council approved the first vote of an ordinance amending section 6 of City Code 8-5-6. For those who are unfamiliar with the code, section 8-5-6 pertains to committing acts of...

No The recent attempt to pass an amendment allowing employers to determine whether certain women's health benefits would still be covered by insurance was (51 to 48) too close for comfort. Those in favor...

First start the drumbeat, and then start the war: It's a policy governments have used for centuries to mobilize support. These days, however, no one seems to beat the drums as loudly as America's Fourth...

Family members, teachers, and people of my synagogue in St. Paul have been drilling into my head the idea of Israel as the sacred, untouchable Jewish state for as long as I can remember. I listened and...

UI Republicans: Require voter IDs to ensure democracy Secretary of State Matt Schultz defeated a popular incumbent in 2010 based on a single issue — photo identification of Iowa's voters. Every day,...

For the past few decades, conservatives have wielded the issue of taxes like cudgel, using it beat down opponents. Interesting however, is how they have managed to use tax rhetoric so effectively despite...

Weren't we all taught as children, "If you're going to do something, do it right?" This may have been applied to household chores such as washing dishes and making our Star Wars-theme beds,...

It seems as though the Republican presidential-nomination race has come down to a contest between the wind-up Ken Doll (Wind me up, and I'll tell you something different from the last time you wound me...

In the DI Feb. 29 column by Daily Iowan Editor Adam B Sullivan, "Santorum's right about something," he backs GOP hopeful Rick Santorum's remarks calling President Obama a "snob" for...

No HawkAlert doesn't necessarily have the best track-record as an emergency system. I speak from personal experience when I say that my mother usually hears about these so-called "threats" hours...