College football is not just a game in this country; it's an enterprise. Whether you tune into a broadcast of a game or attend one in person, that much is clear; there's no end to the cameras and talk...

The geography portion of the Nation's Report Card was released Tuesday. Guess what it said? Americans, like everywhere such as, suck at geology — geography? — Whatever. Let me get this straight,...

Local food advocates tout the benefits of a "relocalization" of the food system — benefits that include fresher, healthier, and better-tasting food; lower carbon emissions because of shorter...

Rural Iowans face greater increases in health-care costs than urban Iowans and are more likely to be uninsured. On July 15, a study by the University of Iowa College of Public Health was released to...

Today marks the opening of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a new regulatory body intended to give consumers a voice against powerful financial firms. But the present version of the bureau...

Refreshing as it is in these days of political double-speak to see a proposal for radical change expressed so candidly, former Regent Michael Gartner's bluntness renders it easy to see how his agenda threatens...

With power struggles between the Legislature and the state Board of Regents coming to a head after a turbulent year, former Regent Michael Gartner is weighing in on the real problem with Iowa's public...

Call it the imperial governorship. As President Obama cements — and, at times, expands — the executive power gains achieved under the Bush imperial presidency, Iowans are witnessing their own executive...

Iowa City's drinking culture has gone too far. City and university leaders' attempts to curb dangerous consumption have been well-intentioned but have not gone nearly far enough. The city's 21-and-older...

Across eastern Iowa, the damage from the 2008 flood is still visible, and the memories are still fresh. Iowa City and Johnson County officials are working both to rebuild and to prepare for future flooding....

We're not going to talk about the weather, because that would just be a lot of hot air, and there's plenty of that going around without our help. Besides, human beings, I have on good authority, have...

Transparency has been a big-name issue since President Obama's campaign. We have heard the most about transparency being applied to financial transactions of the government, but there is another important...