Probation for drunk driving with a gun; probation for repeatedly sexually molesting a 6-year-old granddaughter. Can justice be found in IA?
In the MSW program we had to read a book, "The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Prison." Malarkey? Look at the sentence Boone attorney drew.
Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand (D) is running for state auditor against incumbent state auditor Mary Mosiman (R), known for ICN debacle
Iowa City's Housing Director Stan Laverman is about to get tough on scofflaw landlords and tenants. They need to clean up their act.
Republican senators and representatives offer "thoughts and prayers" after another school shooting while accepting millions in NRA $$.
Two conservative senior fellows at the Brookings Institution advocate a boycott of the GOP for threatening the rule of law.
Privatizing Medicaid was bad enough, but now Republicans want to hide the evidence of poor outcomes of privatized Medicaid more than before
Joe Kennedy is a son of privilege. Shutting down the government over Dreamers proves you care about Dreamers. What about low-wage workers?
Seal Team Six delivered for Pres. Obama despite being Republicans. Why can't Democratic FBI men deliver for a Republican president?
FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is stepping aside. Why did Trump ask Andrew McCabe who he voted for in 2016 after Trump fired Jim Comey?
Farm gal Amber Gustafson has a compelling life story. She's a strong candidate running against Republican Sen. Jack Whitver.
Sen. Claire McCaskill isn't the strongest Democratic candidate, but she's gotten free, effective donations: Republican male stupidity.
People who live and work in Iowa City can weigh in on what should be included in city plans to reduce greenhouse gases.
After talking to Zach Wahls and Janice Weiner, both Democrats, I endorse Janice Weiner to replace Sen. Bob Dvorsky (D) in the Iowa Senate.
Looking for Nazis in South America, I found the Bush family! Prescott Bush profited from concentration camp slave labor from Auschwitz.
Democratic women Senate candidates seek to take Senate seats away from Senate Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix (Shell Rock).
Obama has ties to the Mafia that Democrats don't like to talk about. So does Rahm Emanuel, Obama's former chief of staff.
When a state takes preemptive action to repeal minimum wage increases enacted by cities and counties, it's a really bad sign for workers.
Meet with council members and ask questions about the city budget over a light breakfast Saturday at City Hall.
In NYC and New Jersey, if you work in construction, you need concrete, workers, and permits. Who can help you get those things? The Mafia.
The positions of mayor and mayor pro-tem are selected among council members rather than a public vote.
Democrats can win Republican seats by doing what Dave Loebsack did: 1. Be nice to your opponent. 2. Publish "Blum Watch," vote record.
The blue wave's coming, but are Democrats still determined not to support a woman president? WashPo comments indicate fury at Gillibrand.
The new director has 16 years of experience with commercial housing projects in the community.
Liberals are in shock and denial over Sen. Al Franken's sexual assault accusers. Are we going to be different from Roy Moore's supporters?
The Senate passed a tax bill that makes tax breaks for the rich permanent and those for the middle class temporary; ours will go up.
Sen. Bill Dix, who fired Kirsten Anderson for reporting a toxic work environment due to sexual harassment, continues to deny retaliation.
Three hundred years ago, the Duke of Wiemar put Johann Sebastian Bach in prison for four weeks for protesting his working conditions.
Roy Moore denies the allegations of four women who claim that he molested them when they were teenagers and he was 30-32 years old.
Leonard Pitts is right. The Civil War was over slavery. The Southern economy depended on free labor; Southerners were loath to give it up.
Democratic women, black voters made the difference in Virginia's gubernatorial race. Men would have elected Republican Ed Gillespie.
For anti-gun control advocates, it's never the "right" time to talk about gun control. Is there time to talk between gun massacres?
As Trump campaign indictments start coming down, how smart is it for Manafort's attorneys to mock, challenge Special Counsel Bob Mueller?
Why is the CIA still holding back documents concerning JFK's assassination after 54 years? Because his death was a conspiracy?
The YES group supporting the school bond paid John Deeth, employed at the Jo. Co. Auditor's Office, $500 for political consulting. Legal?
Although former Gov. Mike Huckabee tried to squelch the news, his son David appears to have hanged a stray dog at camp.
All countries have evil, disturbed people. But the U.S. stands alone as the country with the most mass shootings by far.
It's not the who or why of mass shootings that should concern us most. It's how they can occur with such frequency in America.
Trump declares war on black players in NFL and NBA; urges fans to walk out if players take a knee during national anthem. Will fans walk?
The Bernie Sanders/Hillary Clinton divide is still a problem for the Democratic Party and some are aggravating that divide. Is that wise?