One of the fundamental principles of popular government is that the power of taxation and the expenditure of taxes shall not be exercised for private benefit or for gratuities to private interests. Iowa's...

From fiscal 2006 to 2010, the travel costs for the University of Iowa police — largely incurred by sending officers to training in Johnston, Iowa, and out-of-state — have more than doubled. What required...

YES The e-mail was frustrating at first — $55 to use the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center over the summer for students who aren’t taking summer classes? But on further reflection, it makes...

June 1 marks one year of the 21-ordinance in Iowa City, and we’ve all seen the difference. Now, Thursday is just a day that comes after Wednesday, making Thirsty Thursdays no longer an excuse to go...

In case you missed it, the president of the United States called the nation to prayer on May 5 — just as past presidents have done on the first Thursday of every May since 1952. Mandated by Congress,...

A competent provost at the University of Iowa will be crucial in the coming years. Enrollment is increasing and state funding is decreasing, which means that administrators will need to be prudent and...

“Do you think we’re going to go to war?” The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, school was canceled. My 11-year-old self faced the stark September sunlight with a strange uncomprehending shell...

When possible presidential candidates such as former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum come to the University of Iowa campus, they’re greeted by crowds of mostly non-students. Even Rep. Ron Paul, who is particularly...

Christie Vilsack has guts. The former first lady of Iowa, currently in the midst of a listening tour in the newly formed 4th Congressional District, is considering challenging the formidable Steve King,...

“The present administration is committed to a period of economy in government … There is not a menace in the world today like that of growing public indebtedness and mounting public expenditures …...

In the current financial zeitgeist, every echelon of government is seeking to cut programs, but with our jails unbelievably overcrowded and the economy-inspired mental-health crisis, it is regrettable...

At 9:30 p.m. in Iowa City, the bars were as empty as any given Sunday evening. One half hour later, throngs of people were crashing into the bar district, wearing flags around their necks, taking red,...