A global battle rages on — and I’m not talking about Afghanistan. This is a battle of economics. The financial crisis has prompted economists and politicians to call for increased regulation, while...

It was 3 a.m., and someone was trying to kick down our front door. My wife and I were terrified. We feared for our children who were sleeping in the next room. She called the police, and I went downstairs...

On Tuesday, UI Senior Vice President for Finance Doug True told Faculty Senate members the university is considering using leftover stimulus funds to close the university’s $24.7 million budget gap....

After more than a decade of talking without walking, officials will finally take the first step in answering Iowa City North Siders’ call for a new fire station. But one question still looms: Is it...

UI officials have decided to charge a fee to the public for any use of the UI Field House. Monetary equity between students and public is the justification. Personally, I can afford a fee. But, unlike...

The City Council’s proposal to hike snow emergency fines is cold. Iowa City officials want to raise the fines for parking violations during snow emergencies from $15 to $50. This move, they say, would...

The war in Afghanistan has cost us billions of dollars and countless lives. But what if there was a better way to address potential conflicts and looming national-security challenges on the front end —...

Unless you’ve been spending a lot of time in caves lately, you know that the state and country are suffering financial difficulties. The most worrisome development is that 150 fewer of my fellow graduate...

On Tuesday, the three-member county statutory committee — which consists of the auditor, treasurer, and recorder — whittled the field of 16 candidates vying to fill the vacant Board of Supervisors...

I love fair trade. It makes you feel good knowing that instead of opting for the requisite sweatshop-made garment, your shirt was stitched by a well-paid worker in a comfortable environment. I know this...

Living now, in a time with much government involvement in our daily lives, it seems our liberty is being threatened more than ever. Justin Sugg’s Oct. 12 column, “Why stop at medical marijuana?”...

Among UI Student Government leaders, there’s discernible support for students running for City Council. The problem is — as tonight’s UISG-sponsored forum exemplifies — it verges on explicit conflicts...