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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies at his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: Year of the Woman vs. time of the circus

September 25, 2018
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Mahoney: What is the least-biased news source?

Collen Mahoney, Opinion Columnist
September 23, 2018
300 DPI Erik Nelson Rodriguez Illustration of a child using a tablet before bed, affecting his sleep. TNS 2017

[Photo] Nadler: The babysitting iPad needs to go

Zohar Nadler, Opinion Columnist
September 20, 2018
New York Urban Search and Rescue team members, along with members of the N.C. Army National Guard, prepare to evacuate residents at the Heritage at Fort Bragg Apartments in Spring Lake, N.C., Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018. (Julia Wall/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

[Photo] Helton: Climate change will create an enormous refugee crisis

Elijah Helton, Opinion Columnist
September 18, 2018
Yvonne Ferguson-Smith helps with her daughter Yasmin's haircut inside the George R. Brown Convention Center on Aug. 31, 2017. Meka Fisher, of Laced Up By Meka hair salon, volunteered with nearly a dozen other barbers and hairdressers to at the main Hurricane Harvey evacuation center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Shaw: Black girls and their hair are marginalized in the Iowa City area

Nichole Shaw, Opinion Columnist
September 17, 2018
Mac Miller performs on day three of the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival on March 5, 2016 in Okeechobee, Florida. Miller was found dead in his home on Sept. 7, 2018 of an apparent drug overdose. (Rolando Otero/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

[Photo] Kumar: Your partner is not your therapist

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
September 13, 2018
Malcolm James McCormick, AKA Mac Miller, onstage at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 14, 2017. Miller was found dead inside his LA home Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Newby: Mac Miller’s music brought light to mental health

Taylor Newby, Opinion Columnist
September 12, 2018
Troops march during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. (Alexander Demianchuk/Tass/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: Cartoon Nation finds a home

Beau Elliot, Opinion Columnist
September 11, 2018
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community celebrate in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. India's Supreme Court legalized gay sex in a historic judgment Thursday, scrapping the 158-year-old colonial-era law that criminalized homosexuality. (Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] UI international students reflect on India’s decriminalization of gay sex

Mastura Ibnat, News Reporter
September 11, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley looks on before the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Mahoney: Grassley needs to maintain precedent with his court hearings

Collen Mahoney, Opinion Columnist
September 10, 2018
Despite reality TV star Kylie Jenner relying on lip injections to artificially plump her pout, in 2015, teens, especially young girls, started attempting the Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge. They would put a shot glass around their lips and suck in, taking the air out of the glass and creating a vacuum to temporarily swell their lips. In reality, this challenge often resulted in bruising, soreness and even tearing or damaging their lip tissue. If the suction was too strong, the shot glass could also break and cut a person's face. (Dennis Van Tine/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Is Kylie Jenner self-made?

September 5, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies at his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Grassley confident in Kavanaugh confirmation

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
September 5, 2018
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[Photo] In Their Own Words: Asian representation in media

August 30, 2018
From left, China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands on Nov. 9, 2017, during a meeting outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Artyom Ivanov/Tass/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Experts: Chinese military spike unrelated to tariffs

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter
August 27, 2018
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

[Photo] Possible action to give teachers guns could affect Iowa City schools, UI students

Elizabeth Starr, News Reporter
August 27, 2018
Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Nick Bosa (97) bats down a pass by Michigan State Spartans quarterback Brian Lewerke (14) during the third quarter on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/TNS)

[Photo] Big Ten football power rankings: defensive linemen

Adam Hensley and Pete Ruden
July 31, 2018
U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley attends Mike Pompeo's confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Jaimes: Haley is right, we shouldn’t ‘own the libs’

Marina Jaimes, [email protected]
July 31, 2018
Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson passed for 283 yards with four touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown in the Texans' 57-14 win against the Tennessee Titans on October 1, 2017. Watson is lost for the season with a torn ACL, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported. (Trask Smith/Cal Sport Media/NFL Communications/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] Zuniga: Preseason NFL predictions

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected]
July 30, 2018
Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before the United States Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill on Nov. 8, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Edelman/CNP/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] Helton: EPA needs a plan that withstands inconsistent politics

Elijah Helton, [email protected]
July 30, 2018
Demi Lovato performs at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Shaw: Drug addicts should receive same support, respect as Lovato

Nichole Shaw, [email protected]
July 29, 2018
Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez (9), right, steals home plate for a run as Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann (34) reaches for the late tag in the fourth inning at Wrigley Field Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

[Photo] MLB trade-deadline predictions

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected]
July 25, 2018
Robin Williams is the subject of a new documentary being presented by HBO called "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind." Here he stars in "Patch Adams." (Handout/TNS)

[Photo] Woods: Was Robin Williams an introvert?

Caroline Woods, [email protected]
July 25, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen returned to television Sunday night with the first in a seven-part Showtime series, "Who Is America?" (Gavin Bond/Showtime)

[Photo] Leonard: Cohen’s new show forces Americans to see who they are

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
July 24, 2018
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper (34) during the second inning against the Miami Marlins on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Marlins Park in Miami, Fla. Harper won the Home Run Derby. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/TNS)

[Photo] A Midsummer Classic for the books

Pat Lynch, [email protected]
July 18, 2018
The San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard (2) dribbles around the Miami Heat's LeBron James during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at American Airlines Arena in Miami on June 12, 2014. (Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

[Photo] Leonard trade Spurs’ disappointment

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected]
July 18, 2018
Scarlett Johansson arrives at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Leonard: Outrage over Scarlett Johansson’s most recent role misses the bigger picture

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
July 18, 2018
Crop farmer Bob Worth loads soybean seeds into his soybean planter on the family farm Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Lake Benton, Minn. (David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

[Photo] Chinese tariffs smack Iowa farmers hard

Allison Meyer, [email protected]
July 16, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Monday, July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. (Nikolsky Alexei/TASS/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] A stunned Washington reacts to Trump​’s performance in Helsinki

Sarah D. Wire
July 16, 2018
Iowa's Jarrod Uthoff, right, works off the dribble against Penn State's Isaiah Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions upset Iowa, 79-75. (Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times/TNS)

[Photo] Hawkeyes out West in NBA Summer League

Adam Hensley, [email protected]
July 15, 2018
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher John Gant and the Cardinals take the field for a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians at Busch Stadium on Monday, June 25, 2018, in St. Louis, Mo. The Cardinals won, 4-0. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

[Photo] Kayser: MLB at the All-Star break

Anna Kayser, [email protected]
July 15, 2018
Orlando Magic forward Evan Fournier (10) tries to stop Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (11) on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

[Photo] Zuniga: Boston and the Kyrie Irving problem

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected]
July 11, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh with after he nominated him to the Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House July 9, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Brett Kavanaugh is Trump’s 2nd pick for Supreme Court

David G. Savage
July 9, 2018
Angels slugger/pitcher Shohei Ohtani hits a home run to bring the Angels ahead of the Dodgers in the seventh inning at Angel Stadium Sunday, July 8, 2018 in Anaheim, Calif. The Dodgers won, 4-3. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Hurt Ohtani still harmful

July 10, 2018
Nadia Bartholomew, a worker at Pleasant Pops coffee and treats shop in Washington, D.C., offers a customer a selection of paper straws. Pleasant Pops has joined the "Last Plastic Straw" movement, a growing number of restaurants no longer using plastic straws, which environmentalists say are hazardous to oceans and sea creatures. States and cities are being asked to ban straws, too. (Elaine S. Povich/Pew Charitable Trusts/TNS)

[Photo] Rosario: Banning plastic straws is not the answer

Isabella Rosario, [email protected]
July 8, 2018
The New Orleans Pelicans' DeMarcus Cousins (0) leaps over the Orlando Magic's D.J. Augustin (14) and Bismack Biyombo (11) at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., on December 22, 2017. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

[Photo] Hensley: DeMarcus Cousins’ move perplexes NBA fans

Adam Hensley, [email protected]
July 4, 2018
Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski, right, looks to pass against Michigan State during the Holiday Bowl at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on Dec. 28, 2017. (Hayne Palmour IV/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

[Photo] Leonard: Football is America’s most deadly sport

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
July 4, 2018
Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz watches from behind the bench during the third period of a preseason game against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 25, 2013. The Capitals beat the Predators, 4-1. (Chuck Myers/TNS)

[Photo] Tension brewing with the NHL champions

Patrick Lynch, [email protected]
June 27, 2018
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders briefs reporters and takes questions at the White House during the daily press briefing on June 25, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: Full fib ahead, reality, such as you are

June 25, 2018
Students in an October 2011 file image react during a science experiment in first grade class at Alexander Science Center School in Los Angeles, learning about three states of matter: gas, liquid, and solid. New education guidelines in Iowa will make science education more analytical rather than focusing on memorization. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] UI transforming K-12 science education in Iowa

Allison Meyer, [email protected]
June 20, 2018
Landon Donovan of the United States celebrates after scoring against Mexico in the second half during 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Donovan is encouraging Americans to root for Mexico in the World Cup, after the U.S. failed to qualify. (Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch/TNS)

[Photo] Who to watch: World Cup 2018

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected]
June 14, 2018
The Canadian singer, songwriter and rapper Aubrey Drake Graham, better know by his stage name Drake, performs at Royal Arena on March 7, 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Gonzales/Samy Khabthani/Avalon/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Who is the victor in the Drake vs. Pusha T beef?

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
June 14, 2018
Anthony Bourdain is photographed at the Hazlitts club in London on Sept. 2, 2010. Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room of a suicide at age 61. (Ian West/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Leonard: String of celebrity suicides leaves us with questions

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
June 13, 2018
Draymond Green (23) and Stephen Curry (30) guard LeBron James (23) during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Oracle Arena, in Oakland, Calif. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 122-103. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

[Photo] Selective memory, hoops’ remedy for reality

Adam Hensley, [email protected]
June 11, 2018
(Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Iowa libraries take action for Puerto Rico

Darliah Adams, [email protected]
June 11, 2018
National data show careful investments in high-quality preschools and small class size in elementary schools can pay off. Above, pre-K students at Dorris Place Elementary School in Los Angeles on May 12, 2015. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Newby: Preschool teachers deserve sufficient pay

Taylor Newby, [email protected]
May 8, 2018
LeBron James is fouled by C.J. Miles in the third quarter of Game 4 of a second-round playoff series on Monday, May 7, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won the game 128-93 to sweep the series against the Raptors. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Does LeBron James have a clear path to the NBA Finals?

May 8, 2018
(Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Guest Opinion: Lasting impact from last year’s tax cuts

May 6, 2018
U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump and Musician Kanye West pose for photographers in the lobby of Trump Tower on Dec. 13, 2016 in Manhattan, New York. (Photo by John Taggart/Sipa USA/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: What’s the impact of Kanye West’s ‘free thinking’?

Michelle Kumar, [email protected]
May 3, 2018
U.S President Donald Trump speaks about tax cuts for American workers in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Prall: Tax cuts not working for America

Jacob Prall, [email protected]
May 3, 2018
Bill Cosby leaves the courtroom after he was found guilty following his sexual assault trial on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

[Photo] Laursen: #MeToo opens the door to eradicating sexual assault

May 2, 2018
Suspected Waffle House gunman Travis Reinking was arrested in suburban Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, April 23, 2018, reportedly after hiding in the woods of suburban Nashville. (Nashville Police Department)

[Photo] Shaw: Trump’s silence about the Waffle House shooting smacks of racism

May 2, 2018
ournalist Tom Brokaw offers reflections during funeral services Friday, March 11, 2016 for former First Lady Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Mrs Reagan will be buried next to her husband on the property. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Rosario: NBC reporter, UI alum Tom Brokaw accused of sexual misconduct

April 30, 2018
Trump attorney Michael Cohen exits the Federal Court House at 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan on Thursday April 26, 2018 after a hearing before Judge Kimba Wood. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: White House dinner delves into theater of the absurd

April 30, 2018
U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley attends Mike Pompeo's confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Helton: 20 Out Of 20: Nikki Haley could be the first female president

Elijah Helton, Columnist
April 29, 2018
U.S President Donald Trump speaks as Sen. Joni Ernst from Iowa looks on during a meeting with Republican senators on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Prall: Iowa Legislature needs new management

April 26, 2018
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on June 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: Process the trust & other tales from Diet Coke

April 23, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C., on April 11, 2018. (Erin Scott/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] University of Iowa students not about to delete Facebook

Sarah Watson, [email protected]
April 18, 2018
The tomb of Fidel Castro at the Cemeterio Santa Ifigenia in Santiago de Cuba on December 4, 2016. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)

[Photo] Jaimes: The danger of “a means to and end”

April 18, 2018
Jon Bakehouse, right, and his father Bach Bakehouse, center, pick up a few bags of a new type of soybean during planting season on April 29, 2015 in Hastings, Iowa. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

[Photo] Soybeans, farmers, and an imposing trade war

Madeleine Neal and Emily Wangen, [email protected]
April 16, 2018
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and Indiana Pacers' Cory Joseph go after a fourth quarter lose ball in an Eastern Conference first round game on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavs lost the game, 98-80. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)

[Photo] Ruden: Pacers are one of the most underrated teams in NBA

Pete Ruden, [email protected]
April 16, 2018
The Houston Rockets' P.J. Tucker (4) is fouled by the Los Angeles Clippers' Boban Marjanovic while grabbing a rebound at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: The NBA Finals: which team will come out on top?

Pete Ruden, [email protected]
April 16, 2018
Military Police keep watch near the Mexico border as President Donald Trump takes a tour of the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego County, Calif., on March 13, 2018. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: The existence of Winnie the Pooh

April 16, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C., on April 11, 2018.

[Photo] Laursen: The average college student knows more about Facebook than some members of Congress

Lucee Laursen, [email protected]
April 16, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks at an event titled "Generation Next: A White House Forum" in the South Court Auditorium on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Helton: If we’re going to war in Syria, we should accept refugees from Syria

Elijah Helton, [email protected]
April 15, 2018
Thomas Clemons offers instructions on how to use naloxone, also called Narcan, to reverse a heroin overdoses to addicts who visit a Baltimore City needle exchange van.

[Photo] Harm-reduction advocates await needle exchanges

Sarah Watson, [email protected]
April 12, 2018
Rep. Ralph Norman on Monday continued defending himself from criticism for removing his handgun from his blazer jacket and placing it on the table at a "coffee with constituents" event in South Carolina on Friday. (U.S. House Office of Photography/Wikimedia Commons)

[Photo] Shaw: South Carolina representative’s notions on gun safety are mind-boggling

Nichole Shaw, [email protected]
April 12, 2018
Everything is quiet along 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. prior to the sweeps by Los Angeles police officers and sanitation workers who were clearing out the homeless and their belongings, then power washing the sidewalks and gutters, on April 18, 2016. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Lee: Extreme poverty will never end without help from the top one percent

Ella Lee, [email protected]
April 12, 2018
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announces that President Trump will soon sign an order to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S. southern border during a press conference in the press briefing room of the White House on April 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Trump sends National Guard troops to border, Iowa not yet affected

Julia Shanahan, [email protected]
April 12, 2018
Target store (Dreamstime/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Target settles racial hiring discrimination suit

April 10, 2018
The U.S. Capitol Building. A Senate health panel on Wednesday released a discussion draft intended to curb opioid addiction. (Dreamstime/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: Your Legislature at work (don’t look)

April 9, 2018
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the Ludovika Campus of the National University of Public Service in Budapest, Hungary on April 4, 2018. Orban was on course Sunday to claim a third consecutive term. (Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] Prall: Autocracy on the rise

April 8, 2018
Workers assemble the Forte sedan on the floor of a Kia plant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, which began production in May. (Natalie Kitroeff/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Kumar: Why NAFTA should be renegotiated

Michelle Kumar, [email protected]
April 5, 2018
An unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officer reviews forms at the the Pacific Enforcement Response Center in Laguna Niguel, Calif., in an April 26, 2017, file image. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Judd: ICE ends policy of releasing women on the basis that they are pregnant

Constance Judd, [email protected]
April 5, 2018
Laura Ingraham speaks during the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 20, 2016. (David Swanson/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

[Photo] Shaw: Ingraham’s role as media-influencer questionable

April 4, 2018
Villanova celebrates beating Michigan 79-62 the NCAA National Championship game Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (Steven M. Falk/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

[Photo] Hensley: It’s time we stop counting out Villanova

Adam Hensley, [email protected]
April 3, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump waves from Air Force One on Thursday, March 29, 2018 upon arrival in West Palm Beach Airport, Florida. (Johnny Louis/Sipa USA/TNS)

[Photo] Helton: Yes and: how improv comedy can help fix public discourse

April 3, 2018
Former United Nations ambassador John Bolton arrives for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York in December 2016. (Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Prall: Bolton a disaster for diplomacy, level-headedness

Jacob Prall, [email protected]
March 29, 2018
Students supporting gun-rights and the NRA, left, face off with student gun-control advocates, right, during a gathering of several hundred Barrington High School students at Memorial Park during the ENOUGH National School Walkout on Wed., March 14, 2018 in Barrington, Ill. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

[Photo] Guest Opinion: Defending the Second Amendment

March 29, 2018
Loyola head coach Porter Moser cuts down the net after a 78-62 win against Kansas State in an NCAA Tournament regional final at Philips Arena in Atlanta on March 24, 2018. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Who will win the Final Four?

Adam Hensley, [email protected]
March 28, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin, middle, meets with the participants in the Forward Together national forum of student clubs at Tatneft Arena in Kazan, Russia, on January 25, 2018. (Nikolsky Alexei/TASS/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: Bumpy tangles with Radioactive Spider

March 26, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos speaks during a news conference at the Marriot Heron Bay in Coral Springs, Fla., after meeting with students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

[Photo] Kumar: The Education Department deserves better than DeVos

Michelle Kumar, [email protected]
March 22, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks at an event titled "Generation Next: A White House Forum" in the South Court Auditorium on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Prall: Trump’s drug control ideas dated, ineffective

Jacob Prall, [email protected]
March 22, 2018
Medical grade marijuana in a June 25, 2009, file image at The Green Cross dispensary in San Francisco. (Maria J. Avila/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

[Photo] Medical marijuana providers bid to open new dispensaries in Iowa City area

Emma Sailor, [email protected]
March 21, 2018
Damascus, Syria - Syrian children receive first aid after what local sources say was an attack by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad with chlorine gas on the town Hamuriya in a hospital in the rebel-held eastern Al-Ghouta province. (Anas Alkharboutli/DPA /Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] Kumar: Syria’s suffering has gone ignored

March 9, 2018
Chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, gives a speech during a conference at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, Feb. 28, 2017. (Andreu Dalmau/EFE/Zuma Press/TNS)

[Photo] Guest Opinion: Net neutrality changes weaken efforts to prevent suicide

March 8, 2018
(Harry Lynch/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

[Photo] Legislative business: bees and fair prizes, and other odd bills in Iowa

Sarah Watson, [email protected]
March 7, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence look on during a meeting with Congressional leadership including House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) in the Oval Office of the White House Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Lee: Democratic and Republican parties do not act by their platforms

Ella Lee, [email protected]
March 6, 2018
President Donald Trump signs the so-called "Buy American, Hire American" executive order on April 18, 2017, during a visit to Snap-on Inc. in Kenosha, Wis. The orders clamp down on guest worker visas and require federal agencies to buy more goods and services from U.S. companies and workers. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/TNS)

[Photo] Elliot: Would trade war affect golf courses?

March 6, 2018
Star Tribune reporter Danielle Fox, right, talks to Akshay Bindra, her first date found on Tinder Social, while grabbing a drink at Sneaky Pete's late Saturday night, Aug. 6, 2016 in downtown Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Have dating apps ruined real-life connections?

Wylliam Smith, [email protected]
March 6, 2018
Mike Fiorille, business partner at Get Loaded, serves a customer at the gun store on June 30, 2016, in Grand Terrace, Calif. State lawmakers on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, gutted a measure that would have limited rifle purchases in the state. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Lee: Private companies rush in where Congress fears to tread

March 1, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 54th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 18, 2018. Netanyahu and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif bickered on Sunday at the 54th Munich Security Conference. (Luo Huanhuan/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

[Photo] Prall: Israeli corruption case mirrors

March 1, 2018
Teacher Svetlana Djananova monitors students as they take an ACT test in preparation for the college admission exam at HS2 Academy in Arcadia, Calif. (Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

[Photo] Iowa City ACT headquarters cuts jobs

March 2, 2018
Parents and students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and community members made a stop at the site of the Pulse nightclub attack on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 on their way back home from Tallahassee. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

[Photo] Kumar: Politicization, hypocrisy overshadow tragedy of Parkland

March 1, 2018
U.S. president Donald Trump and British prime minister Theresa May at the first working session of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (John MacDougall/Pool/DPA/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Laursen: UK responds to gun violence while US legislators bicker

March 1, 2018
President Donald Trump meets with students, parents and teachers affected by mass shootings in Parkland, Fla., Newtown, Conn., and Columbine, Colo., to search for policies to keep America's schools safe in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Shaw: Trump’s support of giving guns to teachers is problematic and not plausible

February 27, 2018
President Donald Trump meets with students, parents and teachers affected by mass shootings in Parkland, Fla., Newtown, Conn., and Columbine, Colo., to search for policies to keep America's schools safe in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Universities back high school students protesting gun violence

Elianna Novitch, [email protected]
February 27, 2018
White House advisor Kellyanne Conway, right, and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos attend a Halloween event at the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 30, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Newby: Investing in early childhood is imperative

February 25, 2018
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 22, 2018, in National Harbor, Md. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, CPAC is an annual gathering of right wing politicians, commentators and their supporters. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Rosario: NRA spokeswoman bashes journalists, touts concern for minorities

Isabella Rosario, [email protected]
February 25, 2018
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