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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

Guest Opinion: Group’s indoctrination charge is laughable

TOM GIOIELLI October 20, 2009

As I was perusing through the Oct. 19 issue of The Daily Iowan, I was intrigued by a half-page advertisement from the Alliance Defense Fund that read “College Students Deserve An Education Not Indoctrination.”...

Point/Counterpoint: Would Terry Branstad’s candidacy be good for the Iowa GOP?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF October 19, 2009

On Oct. 16, former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad resigned as president of Des Moines University and announced he was officially exploring a run for governor. Would his candidacy be good for the Iowa Republican...

Capitalism: an economic critique

JUSTIN SUGG October 19, 2009

Michael Moore’s few and fleeting moments of wit and insightful journalism are only devices for the documentarian to manipulate and communicate inaccuracies. This is true especially in Capitalism: A Love...

Guest Opinion: In Switzerland, lessons for U.S. health-care reform

DOYLE McMANUS October 19, 2009

At least one country already has a health-care plan roughly similar to the one President Obama and the Democrats have proposed, with universal coverage, a mandate that everyone buy insurance, and a major...

When drafting cuts, don’t place undue burden on students

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 16, 2009

Over the next two weeks, UI officials will be forced to make some of the most arduous, disconcerting budgetary decisions in the university’s history — and next year will likely be worse. After the...

Guest Opinion: In order to save Iran, cripple it

JOHN HANNAH - GUEST OPINION October 16, 2009

If current negotiations falter, international efforts to curtail Iran’s nuclear program may escalate to the imposition of “crippling sanctions” or even the use of military force. A crucial question...

Guest Opinion: Coming up short on equal rights

WASHINGTON POST October 15, 2009

Full equality for gays and lesbians is the civil-rights issue of our time. Men and women who want to preserve and protect the ideals of this nation are being booted from the military because of who they...

Grassley’s health-care reform partisanship disappointing

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 15, 2009

After months of negotiations, the Senate Finance Committee approved its health-care reform bill on Tuesday. The sharp partisan split — Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, was the only Republican who voted for...

Stop the drain

SIMEON TALLEY October 15, 2009

Bad economic news is plentiful. Unemployment is creeping toward 10 percent nationally, cash-strapped states are cutting education budgets, and the job market is absolutely terrifying. Is there any good...

Point/Counterpoint: Where should the UI build Hancher?

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 14, 2009

Downtown location would help economy, culture of Iowa City On Monday, about 300 people filed into Macbride Auditorium to discuss the pinnacle issue of the flood recovery effort: where the UI should rebuild...

Welcome, old people

MICHAEL DAVIS October 14, 2009

What happens when Generation Y bumps and grinds right alongside the baby-boomer generation? New statistics show that these strong doses of Geritol and Viagra give you Johnson County and Iowa City. In...

Hancher/Voxman decision and forum irrelevant in face of delay

PATRICK BIGSBY October 14, 2009

After enduring the swath of destruction from 2008’s flood, grieving over the tragic death of a professor, and performing all over town in various echo chambers, the School of Music is an easy target....