For many residents, Iowa City farmers' markets are a cornerstone of summer. The rows of vendors offering farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and crafts from the eastern half of the state are slated to expand...

Anyone who has ever lived in Iowa City knows that parking spots are limited — and, even worse, costly. Despite the convenience, not all residents can afford parking spots. Instead, they must resort...

Those concerned about privacy invasions shouldn’t forget the workplace. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics said in a March 17 statement that two employees were facing disciplinary action...

“There is only one thing as big as the universe: the human brain,” a neuroscientist says on NPR, quoting Isaac Asimov. True. They’re both full of dark energy and dark matter. Speaking of which,...

I am a native Iowan and a University of Iowa student. I love being a part of this state and this school. Unfortunately, my pride was wounded by the March 7 column “Big pork’s pandering.” The article...

YES The object of red-light cameras is simple: to deter drivers from running red lights. The Iowa City City Council will hold a work session today to discuss red-light cameras, opening the possibility...

Iowa’s GOP is redefining counterproductive legislation. Gov. Terry Branstad’s unabashed advocacy on behalf of corporations is now being exhibited in the Iowa Legislature, where lawmakers will soon...

“I regard a good budget as among the noblest monuments of virtue,” President Calvin Coolidge once said. Today, the largest domestic-policy issue is government spending and the escalating debt and...

YES Maybe the horrendous removal of workers’ rights perpetrated in Wisconsin this week will have a silver lining. The decision by Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin’s Republicans to demolish collective-bargaining...

For anyone who’s been to a handful of political rallies or protests, the chant is familiar: “This is what democracy looks like.” The phrase, while ubiquitous, remains potent because it is a reaffirmation...

The old saying goes that watching laws get made is like watching sausage get made — they may be good at the end, but the process is pretty ugly to watch. The 2011 Iowa legislative session is one such...

Add Iowa to the list of states trying to dismantle unions. Gov. Terry Branstad announced his labor proposals several weeks ago, and his party has now produced a bill consistent with those anti-union theses:...