In case you missed it, the president of the United States called the nation to prayer on May 5 — just as past presidents have done on the first Thursday of every May since 1952. Mandated by Congress,...

“The present administration is committed to a period of economy in government … There is not a menace in the world today like that of growing public indebtedness and mounting public expenditures …...

Much has been written about abortion doctor LeRoy Carhart opening a clinic in Council Bluffs. It’s an uproar at Council Bluffs City Council meetings and even caused the proposal of HF 657, a bill to...

Thanks to the First Amendment, I'm free to write these words — and you're free to read them. But for about 84 percent of the approximately 6.9 billion people with whom we share this planet, that's not...

I couldn't help but enjoy Bob Thompson's April 18 perspective on the false image of downtown that the Iowa City City Council seems intent to project on our reality. It was refreshing to see another Iowa...

Last week’s stories and subsequent commentary regarding “Conservative Coming Out Week” revealed the tension and conflict that exists below the fault lines of civility. I celebrate the notion that...

We've always valued education. People come here for school or work and fall in love with the atmosphere of Iowa City because we have genius and artistry in the making. We live in an educational oasis when...

As we approached the crowd of environmentalists on April 18, I grabbed a sign that read, "We the People" and jumped into the mix with thousands of other people my age. Trumpets, drums, and voices...

Imagine that a business has three equal partners: one partner (the legislature) raises money, one partner (the governor) conducts business, and the third equal partner (the court system) makes sure that...

I am proud to be an attorney who appears in federal and state courts in most states in the Midwest. Because of my experience trying cases, I will discuss why it is necessary to have independent judges. Sometimes...

I moved to Iowa City thinking that it was open minded and progressive. I’m involved in the gay community, I attend, and sing in the choir of, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City. I am proud...

I was under the impression that panhandling in downtown Iowa City had been self-righteously curtailed, but yesterday, I saw that poor impoverished ragamuffin Marc Moen sitting wistfully in front of City...