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Jacksonville Jaguars' Sean Considine sacks New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning during NFL action at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday November 28, 2010. The Giants won, 24-20. (Joe Rogate/Newsday/MCT)

[Photo] One-on-one with former Iowa defensive back Sean Considine

November 19, 2020
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[Photo] Opinion: Twitter beats Facebook on political advertising, but work is still needed

November 10, 2019
Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL/17). (MCT)

[Photo] Former U.S. representative announces bid for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

July 8, 2019
The Raconteurs, Brendan Benson (left), Jack White (center), Jack Lawrence on bass and Patrick Keeler on drums, perform at the Fillmore in Detroit, Michigan, Saturday, June 7, 2008. (Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

[Photo] Review: The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger

June 23, 2019
Gustavo Guzman, 4, right, leans on his teacher, Janeth Medellin as she tests her students on the months of the year in English and Spanish, in her pre-K class at Casa Infantil in the Logan Square neighborhood, March 25, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. (José M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] More opportunity for students in dual language classrooms, experts say

August 23, 2018
Chris Ware color caricature montage of all nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices (from top, then left, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Sonia Sotamayor, Elena Kagan). MCT 2011

[Photo] Helton: 3 reasons the Supreme Court needs term limits

August 21, 2018
(Marsha Halper/Miami Herald/MCT)

[Photo] UI will continue to allow emotional support animals despite discrediting study

June 12, 2018
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[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Should we be celebrating co-ed scouting?

May 7, 2018
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[Photo] Conceptualizing solutions to the opioid crisis

May 4, 2018
North Johnston High School senior Paula Luper, right, 18, takes a Principles of Business quiz in the teachers lounge so that she can avoid distraction, May 24, 2007, in Micro, North Carolina. Luper, who was diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school, uses this method for focusing while at school. (Juli Leonard/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

[Photo] Newby: The effect of Adderall on abusers is staggering

May 1, 2018
From the roof of the Iowa Historical Museum in Des Moines, the state capitol seems to hover above Des Moines East Village. (Robert Cross/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] Discussion continues about cultural competency education

March 2, 2018
On display at Perry's Gun Shop in Wendell, North Carolina, an AR-15 assault rifle manufactured by Core15 Rifle Systems. The weapon costs $2,384 and features an EoTech optical sighting system and a 30-round magazine capacity. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

[Photo] AR-15 Rifles in Iowa

February 22, 2018
The Jonas Brothers arrive at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Jan. 31, 2010. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

[Photo] Ten albums released ten years ago

February 8, 2018
From the roof of the Iowa Historical Museum in Des Moines, the state capitol seems to hover above Des Moines East Village. (Robert Cross/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] Prall: Investing in water quality and cutting higher education

February 2, 2018
Consumer safety groups have warned that laundry detergent packets could be easily eaten by children who might mistake them for candy. A child died in Kissimmee, Florida, after eating a packet of All detergent. (Tom Burton/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Should businesses capitalize on the Tide Pod Challenge?

February 2, 2018
Crows flock along the Vermillion River in Danville, Illinois, January 24, 2013. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] Urban crows disappearing in India, throwing off ecosystem

December 15, 2017
Ernie Vandergriff fires at a target during a class for a concealed handgun license at The Shooting Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas, January 17, 2013. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

[Photo] Kumar: Gun-law gaps equal gun violence

December 15, 2017
Part of the DEA training curriculum on Clandestine Laboratories in this mock meth lab in Quantico, Virginia February 12, 2007. Over the past 20 years, more than 12,000 mostly state and local law enforcement officers have taken the week-long DEA course on raiding and securing a meth lab. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)

[Photo] Prall: Meth breaking back in Iowa

December 8, 2017
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December 8, 2017
Crowds gather to observe the first four arriving solar cars from, left to right, Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Michigan and Polytechnique Montreal during the American Solar Challenge on Monday, July 28, 2014. The solar car race ended at the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus in Minneapolis, Minn., with the University of Michigan taking first place. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] ISU’s old solar car hits road to help UI’s ASME team

November 17, 2017
Hundreds of neglected dogs from a puppy mill in Montague County were relocated to a warehouse in the Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday July 7, 2009. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

[Photo] Smith: Moving, finally, against puppy mills

November 15, 2017
A suburban co-housing community sits on 2.2 acres in Pleasant Hill, California, July 11, 2006. This type of dwelling has existed in Pleasant Hill since 2001 where a common house with a kitchen, dining room, sitting room, laundry, kids room with a pool and spa. (Bob Larson/Contra Costa Times/MCT)

[Photo] Construction begins on Iowa City communal living

November 10, 2017
Beth Howard stands in front of her home, the house featured in the 1930 painting

[Photo] Beth Howard shares pieces of wisdom on writing and pie

February 21, 2019
Costume stores are selling out of Hazmat suits as customers have Ebola on their minds this Halloween in Arlington, Va., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

[Photo] Smith: Cultural appropriation — when the cutting edge cuts

November 8, 2017
Miley Cyrus performs at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, March 10, 2014. (Jeff Wheeler/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: The line between ending media sexualization and slut-shaming

November 3, 2017
A general view of Silwan in East Jerusalem, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (Quique Kierszenbaum/MCT)

[Photo] Guest Opinion: Studying abroad is valuable, not always dangerous

November 1, 2017
Monica Lewinsky pauses during her speech at the Forbes Under 30 Summit at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. (David Maialetti/Philadelphia Daily News/MCT)

[Photo] Lewinsky advocates for compassion online

October 24, 2017
Monica Lewinsky pauses during her speech at the Forbes Under 30 Summit at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. (David Maialetti/Philadelphia Daily News/MCT)

[Photo] Elliot: In the Year of Monica&Bill, time stops

October 24, 2017
Boy Scouts recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the gym at Cedar Park Church in Bothell, Washington, which no longer wants to be part of the Boy Scouts. The troop, sponsored by Cedar Park Church is one of three churches in the Puget Sound area that has decided to part ways with the Boy Scouts over the policy change. (Marcus Yam/Seattle Times/MCT)

[Photo] Lee: Boy Scouts of America will allow girls to join troops

October 17, 2017
Boy Scout Pascal Tessier talks on the phone with reporters after hearing the announcement that the Boy Scouts of America passed a resolution allowing scouts that are openly gay into their ranks. He is at the Scout for Equality command post at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Tessier is a life scout who was unable to finish his eagle scout unless the resolution passed. (Brad Loper/Dallas Morning News/MCT)

[Photo] In Their Own Words: UI students discuss Boy Scouts accepting girls

October 17, 2017
Harvey Weinstein, left, and Michelle Williams, right, at the 84th Annual Academy Awards show at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, February 26, 2012. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

[Photo] Laursen: Weinstein scandal highlights systemic abuse of power

October 16, 2017
A photo released by KCNA news agency on March 12, 2013, shows North Korea leader Kim Jong Un visiting the Wolnae-do Defence Detachment on the western front line. (KCNA/Xinhua/Zuma Press/MCT)

[Photo] Kumar: Outdated U.S. nuclear policy has no place

October 13, 2017
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[Photo] UI staffer takes wife’s name, sparking debate over patriarchal practices

September 28, 2017
Buthainah Dugmag, attorney for Samir Kuntar, in her office in Rammallah on the West Bank. (Mohammed Bardou/MCT)

[Photo] Guest Opinion: Israel Anti-Boycott bill doesn’t violate free speech

September 19, 2017
Buthainah Dugmag, attorney for Samir Kuntar, in her office in Rammallah on the West Bank. (Mohammed Bardou/MCT)

[Photo] Tennis ready for Milwaukee

September 19, 2017
John Grunsfeld, NASA Associate Administrator, looks back as the spacecraft Cassini is seen in the background, during a news briefing about NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, USA on Sunday, August 5, 2012. The Curiosity robot is equipped with a nuclear-powered lab capable of vaporizing rocks and ingesting soil, measuring habitability, and potentially paving the way for human exploration. (Patrick T. Fallon/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

[Photo] UI researchers reflect on end of 20-year Cassini mission to Saturn

September 19, 2017
Mercy For Animals general counsel Vandhana Bala releases a hidden-camera video during a press conference at the Sofitel Water Tower Hotel in Chicago, Dec. 10, 2013, showing animal abuse at Wiese Brothers Farms in Greenleaf, Wis., a dairy that supplies cheese to DiGiorno. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] Johnson County debates CAFOs in land zoning

September 11, 2017
Apple CEO Tim Cook gets ready to introduce the Foo Fighters band during the product unveiling of the iPhone 5 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. (Gary Reyes/San Jose Mercury News/MCT)

[Photo] Green energy pays off with Apple’s data-center investment

September 1, 2017
Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio walks through a crowd of protestors in Rancho Bernardo, California, before he addressed a standing-room only group of Conservative Voters for Good Government, on Tuesday, August 9, 2010. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

[Photo] Kumar: Pardoning Arpaio is disrespectful to U.S. judicial system

August 31, 2017
The moon begins moving away from the sun at 7:37 a.m, Monday, May 21, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. (Yomiuri Shimbun/MCT)

[Photo] Elliot: Totality is here or somewhere

August 22, 2017
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