Undeterred by the blistering heat, a group of protesters took to the Ped Mall today to protest against the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his divisive rhetoric. Members of […]
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Obama endorses Grassley challenger Patty Judge
President Barack Obama has formally endorsed former nurse and Lt. Governor Patty Judge (D) in her campaign against incumbent U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R). Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, […]
Photos: The ‘cold fear’ of Trump’s rise to the top
University of Iowa New Media Professor Jon Winet, Author David Levi Strauss and Documentary Photographer Allen Spore provide on-the-ground coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention via perspective pieces and […]
King responds to backlash: ‘Thanks for all the brilliant tweets’
US Congressman Steve King — the man who likened immigrants to puppies in a litter, the man who defended dogfighting and other forms of animal cruelty with an amendment to […]
Kaeding and King make ESPN’s Iowa Hawkeyes ‘All-Century Team’
ESPN has released a roster for their Iowa Hawkeyes “All-Century Team.” The list (they compiled one for each Big Ten school) is a dream team line up drawn from all […]
Letter to the Editor: For cyclists, Iowa City offers so little, so late
By Ofer Sivan The new $20,000 bike “parklet” selected “by a committee made up of city staff, local bicycle advocates, Downtown District staff and downtown business owners” is a well […]
Trump clinches Republican presidential nomination to cap-off wild campaign journey
Donald Trump went from billionaire businessman to billionaire Republican presidential nominee during day two of the Republican National Convention. After a “Roll Call of the States” on Tuesday night, House […]
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst on the RNC main stage
By the time Joni Ernst reached the stage of the 2016 GOP Convention the first night’s proceedings were running many minutes overtime, well past prime time, and a noticeable number […]
LV coverage at the 2016 RNC
Today, the city of Cleveland, Ohio will welcome Republican delegates from around the country to choose the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees for the 2016 race for the White […]
Letter to the Editor: Vote Claussen for Iowa City School Board
by Mary Roberts and Jan Martins We are proudly supporting J.P. Claussen’s candidacy for the ICCSD School Board. J.P.’s involvement in the school district, as both a parent and an […]
Letter to the Editor: Vote Roesler for ICCSD School Board
by Mitch Meis, Iowa City On Tuesday, July 19 the voters in the Iowa City Community School District will fill the School Board seat vacated by Tom Yates. This election […]
All aboard the bandwagon: Hawkeyes named to pretty much every preseason football award list
Every summer before the start of the college football season, sports media and award organizations put out their preseason watch lists — an overview of teams and players primed to […]