In 2008, we fought to get then-Sen. Barack Obama elected so he could bring a responsible end to the war in Iraq, provide affordable health care to millions of Americans, cuts taxes and deliver economic...

Although the Partnership for Alcohol Safety has made a genuine effort to help keep students safe in Iowa City, it takes a huge risk by tinkering with the delicate ecosystem that is the University of Iowa...

No When it comes to giving incentives to businesses and markets, the government should always butt out. Looking as far back at Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, it is clear that the foundations of economic...

Iowa golfer Kristi Cardwell has been named Big Ten Co-Golfer of the week following her second-place finish at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic on Wednesday. Cardwell had the performance of her life over the...

The Iowa baseball team will make its second trip to the state of Nebraska in as many weekends on Saturday. This time will feature a break from Big Ten action. The Hawkeyes (14-16) will play a double-header,...

One thing has stayed consistent throughout all of the fluctuations in the Iowa men's tennis team's lineup this season: The doubles team of junior Garret Dunn and sophomore Michael Swank. The duo has been...

The Iowa men's golf team plays on a completely different course with different tendencies every time it competes. The Hawkeyes will tee off on the one place they know best — Finkbine — in this weekend's...

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will take Pearl Field for the first time as Big Ten foes this weekend in a three-game series against the Iowa softball team. The last time these two squads faced was in a 2006...

Defensive coordinator Phil Parker said a word not often uttered in the Hayden Fry Football Complex during a press conference on Wednesday. It was the B-word. "Blitz." Parker had been asked...

A Fort Dodge woman has been charged with forging a check. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Shalonya Dierman, 30, was charged Oct. 28, 2011, with two charges of forgery, second-degree theft,...

Iowa City city councilors will vote April 17 on the final consideration of an ordinance increasing storm-water utility fees. Single-family residences would see a 50-cent increase per month, and multifamily...

The Iowa City City Council will hold a public hearing April 17 authorizing the filing of an application with the Iowa Department of Transportation for financial assistance. According to the proposal,...