The Iowa Department of Transportation should follow the lead of other states and some of its own cities and advocate the use of sugar beet juice to secure its streets, save money, and preserve the environment....

These are desperate times, pundits keep reminding us, and desperate times demand desperate measures, as the sages keep reminding us. I don't know, though. I don't think the times are so desperate...

Gay-basher. Adulterer. Flip-flopper. Racist. Warmonger. Molester. Corporate puppet. If you pick a GOP presidential-caucus candidate from the media's field of "mainstream" candidates, you...

The Daily Iowan Editorial Board endorses Texas Rep. Ron Paul for the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses. The reasons for endorsing Paul over the other Republican contenders are numerous and warranted....

You went about your semester the same way as the rest of your friends did, more or less. You started out strong, scribing meticulous notes detailed with graphs, footnotes, and coffee stains. You read...

Rick Perry I would same-sex marry Texas Gov. Rick Perry over any other candidate for three reasons: He's handsome, he's rich, and um… I forgot the other reason. Oops! (Weren't expecting that joke...

It's a sad time to be a liberal. The president who promised to unite and change the country in 2008 has shown the same corporatism and disdain for civil liberties as his predecessor. None of the current...

The Nov. 29 editorial "Recommend Pap smears, not vaccines, to prevent cervical cancer" completely missed the mark with regard to HPV vaccines. We are researchers and clinicians at the University...

A new Iowa City initiative seeks to adjust and amend a long-standing alcoholic-beverages law in the state (and the ears perk up). No, this particular initiative has nothing to do with the 21-ordinance...

On Tuesday, President Obama paid a visit to Osawatomie, Kan., and gave an economic speech at the high school. It was a picturesque American gathering — small town Midwest, red, white, and blue bunting...

The mandatory grade-point average required for prospective teachers to enter Iowa's 32 preparation schools should disregard the applicant's worst semester. A one-semester exception will help to correct...

Believe it or not, my caucus endorsement isn't exactly a hot item on the Iowa political scene. But with less than a month until the big night, and with so many other politicos around the state offering...