So, this is the Year of the Woman. At least according to some, if not many, political watchers, this is the much-ballyhooed Year of the Woman because so many are running for political office. I have to...

Braedyn Dochterman

A federal judge in North Dakota has said Iowa may join states in temporarily halting the implementation of the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule. Per the request of Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa has...

A recent op-ed in the Des Moines Register, “Media should strive for impartiality, but the facts are the facts,” highlights justifiable reasons for denying an outlet to Holocaust deniers but also comes...

“FAKE NEWS. FAKE NEWS. FAKE NEWS.” You can hear the chants coming from all different directions. Finger-pointing, shouting, cursing, it’s all there. With the mass hysteria going on about media bias,...

Society has come a long way with mental-health awareness and suicide prevention. However, there is still a great deal of detrimental stigma that surrounds individuals who harm themselves or have suicidal...

At the tap of a finger, anyone could find a post from my middle-school years all the way to my most recent professional ventures. Online presence is something I rarely think about, but due to a recent...

Remember being a kid and finding entertainment from whatever was around you? I recall my siblings and I going outside in the yard and playing for hours. For kids these days, it seems that screen time is...

It is difficult to explain what exactly is so engrossing about “Bojack Horseman.” While the show’s misadventures are entertaining in and of themselves, there is something stronger at work when it...

Each year, there are nearly 45,000 American deaths by suicide — and for each death there are an estimated 25 attempts. While these statistics are astounding and absolutely devastating, the stories of...

Is Iowa City a city? Given Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, if you’re like me and grew up in a small town, then chances are you probably would consider Iowa City a city. After all, the population of...