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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Some fatherly help

EMILY INMAN April 15, 2011

Before I shut my eyes to take a nap with my dad, I wrapped my hand around the plastic heart-shaped necklace I’d bought for him. I figured this would ensure a wakeful tug if he got up to leave, but when...

It’s time to enact federal corporate-tax reform

GUEST OPINION April 15, 2011

“The need for ‘economic growth’ that we hear so much about these days will be achieved, not by government harnessing the nation’s economic forces but by emancipating them,” wrote the late Sen....

Who’s the realconservative?

SHAWN GUDE April 14, 2011

Is social conservatism inextricably linked to fiscal conservatism? That’s the claim likely presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann has been making of late, including in a speech at the IMU earlier...

Budget battles aren’t just fiscal

GUEST OPINION April 14, 2011

While the last-minute budget deal reached onFriday night temporarily avoided a government shutdown, the battle over the federal budget is far from over. Next up will be a debate on whether or not to raise...

Involuntary commitment standards remain sufficient

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 13, 2011

The balance between protecting the public and protecting individual liberties is sometimes a delicate one, particularly regarding the involuntary commitment of people with mental illnesses. Any violent...

Congrats, Action Party

CHRIS STEINKE April 13, 2011

You listened to your e-mails and went to the meetings, picked up petitions and assembled some signatures, made neon shirts and offered bar discounts, created a Facebook event and harassed every one your...

Pell Grant cuts threaten college affordability

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 12, 2011

Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan is causing a bit of a furor in the higher-education circuit. The budget plan, a recent version of which bears the title “Path to Prosperity,” aims to moderate what some...

Planning for the past

BEAU ELLIOT April 12, 2011

You hear a lot of people these days talking about planning for the future. (Well, it could be that people have talked about planning for the future for thousands of years. Well, I suppose planning for...

Little sunshine shed on property taxes in Iowa

GUEST OPINION April 12, 2011

Transparency at all levels of government — this is the goal of the Iowa Transparency Project. There is another area of government that needs the spotlight on it in hopes of creating some sunshine:...

Was the UI correct in refraining from wide notification of an alleged attempted sexual assault?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF April 11, 2011

YES Rape on campus should never be taken lightly. Every University of Iowa student deserves to feel safe and to know that UI police are doing the best they can to deal with every incident. Part of ensuring...

When racing goes to the dogs

KIRSTEN JACOBSEN April 11, 2011

Once the esteemed companions of Egyptian pharaohs, greyhounds deserve better than running for their lives — and dog-track owners couldn’t agree more. Iowa is one of only seven states in the nation...

Analysis: GOP won first bout of budget battle

GUEST OPINION April 11, 2011

Republican conservatives were the chief winners in the budget deal that forced Democrats to accept historic spending cuts they strongly opposed. Emboldened by last fall’s election victories, fiscal...