When I was a young lad, I sat in the visitors’ gallery above the U.S. Senate and heard and watched — Sen. Edward Kennedy deliver an impassioned speech about health care. No — I misspeak. He didn’t...

My son was diagnosed with lymphoma at the age of 10 and colon cancer at 17. Today, he is a healthy college student, but we know when he graduates in a few years, it will be very difficult for him to find...

A rift has been growing between the UI community and the rest of Iowa City. The reasons behind this schism include misconceptions some Iowa City residents have of students and apathy many students have...

All the attention Fry Fest is getting reminds me of a phone conversation with an alumnus years ago. I was working for the UI Foundation and was trying to extract a donation. He interrupted my pitch and...

We have all heard the statistics. Premiums have doubled in nine years, growing three times faster than wages. A family in Iowa pays an extra $1,100 per year in premiums to support a broken system. If we...

UI position understandable, yet hypocritical I realize taking this position won’t win me fans among students. It’s just a harmless promotion, a souvenir, an opportunity to show your school spirit,...

Ah, Iowa and Illinois. Two great Midwestern “I” states that share more similarities than differences. Both are blanketed by a flat expanse of cornfields, combines, and rural roads, with the exception...

If you read the newspapers or watch the news, you will encounter a long list of accomplishments by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. One thing you’re less likely to hear, however, is that in his...

Listen to the naysayers, and the newspaper business is doomed. Declining advertising revenue, floundering circulation, and a recalcitrant unwillingness among readers to — gasp — pay for news. So what’s...

Is the Iowa Republican Party making a comeback? After taking a beating from Democrats in 2006 and 2008, GOP officials sound a lot more optimistic than they did in January. After the November presidential...

Most of my adult life has been intertwined with the Kennedy family. As a freshman at American University in 1960, I stayed up late watching the election returns, as John F. Kennedy barely eked out a victory...

With thousands of inebriated students and alcohol-related violence prevalent, Iowa City police are right to patrol the Pedestrian Mall and surrounding areas. But the relatively incipient, yet pernicious...