It is a shame to the integrity of this office the deplorable bullying tactics, name-calling, swearing innuendos, half-truths, emails, and other means that two members of the Board of Supervisors have done...

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...

A bit over a week ago, I was jumbling a column together moments before deadline. As I rambled on about the evils of social networking, cracked-out on coffee and running on an empty stomach, I stopped periodically...

The new gun bill passed in the Iowa House has little potential to do good and great potential to do harm. It's a bill that is unnecessary for Iowans' safety that is written by insurance companies, and...

As an elected official in a republic, President Obama deserves as much criticism as the country can dole out. He's been called a socialist, a czar, and the latest from Rick Santorum: a snob.  Sometimes...

As the global demand for energy puts an ever increasing premium on traditional sources of energy, every major American institution is confronted with a simple choice: move toward sustainability, or risk...

It has become increasingly clear that controlling the price of gasoline is beyond the reach of any one country's energy policy. Luckily, with a small investment in new, more efficient technologies now,...

A dangerous radical group has declared war on the United States! Have you heard this from the national media or the White House? No? Well, me, neither. But it's true. That group just happens to be Anonymous....

It's 2012; Iowa has debated a government-transparency bill since 2006. But if Iowans wish to check out their state's public records on the Internet today, they'll feel as though they're in 1995. After...

Rick Santorum deserves a lot of criticism. He's wrong on a lot of issues, often to a dangerous degree. But the Republican's opposition to all-but-mandatory higher education isn't a place where he ought...

The Library nightclub in downtown Iowa City has recently earned its buzz-worthy status by becoming the first bar in Iowa City to utilize part of the 21-ordinance that allows patrons under the age of 21...

It was 1:30 p.m., otherwise known as Burge rush half-hour. The line to the dining hall stretched as far as the eye could see looking up from a text message. The huddled masses of dorm-freshmen flooded...