In an era that has enlightened us with the wit and wisdom of Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck, R-Dixon (“I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby for funds; that’s just my opinion. I wish you...

At its May meeting, the G8 issued an appropriately preachy statement saying, among other things, “[Gaddafi] has no future in a free, democratic Libya. He must go.” That statement comes after another...

This year, there will be three vacant City Council spots to fill, and prospective candidates are hammering out their platforms. Aside from common subjects such as the state of the economy, the 21-ordinance,...

“There is a crisis in America,” the man in the video says, standing before a desaturated country field, his eyes stern. “And not just one.” The weary people, lit starkly in their homes and abandoned...

Lately, many have begun to question for-profit colleges. Do they have the best interest of their students in mind? Or are they simply looking for a way to do exactly what’s in their name — profit?...

Herman Cain has a warm demeanor, and the pastoral cadence of his words comes straight out of his time as a Baptist associate minister. His speaking style belied the adversarial undertones of his speech...

Students across Iowa spoke Monday at the Senate Education Committee meeting, conveying their experiences of budget cuts in Iowa’s education system. Some legislators, however, found these voices irrelevant...

The Republican omnibus bill being debated at the Statehouse this week isn’t just an attempt to lump together the various departmental budgets to saves time; it also resurrects previously killed legislation...

When rights claims collide, what’s the collateral damage to society? That’s the painful question this week out of Illinois, site of the latest conflict between gay-rights laws and religious convictions. When...

The tone Herman Cain took in his speech in the IMU second floor ballroom on Monday was troublingly adversarial. Cain’s continued efforts to make his points by playing off of subconscious us v. them...

One thing you can say about our beloved politicians without fear of being contradicted — they sure know how to keep Jon Stewart in material. You’d almost think they’re in cahoots. (Not to start...

If you don’t know Gary Johnson, you won’t learn much from the June 13 Republican debate. CNN informed the Johnson campaign last week that the former New Mexico governor, who announced his presidential...