Opinion

The United States is the world’s oldest modern nation.

More than 71 percent of the 600 inmates in Iowa’s lone prison for women did not commit a violent crime — and many are there for drug-related offenses.

I consider Facebook in much the same way I do public restrooms.

If someone were to ask me to sum up the Jefferson Matters: Main Street program in six words or less, I would quickly respond, “the difference is in the details.”

A huge number of college students finish their studies at public universities in Iowa shouldering an unconscionable amount of student debt.

BURLINGTON — Tears rolled for many reasons as the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved a gambling license for Greene County in a suspense-filled session at the Catfish Bend Casino in Burlingt

Iowa recognizes June as National Scoliosis Awareness Month.

I’ve experienced this sort of nervous fear before.

Like:

• The first time I walked into a strip club.