One day before the American Health Care Act was pulled off the table theologian Gregory Hillis gave an insightful lecture …Read More
Category: Editorials
A false sense of security
Imagine this scenario: Police arrive at a “Big Box” store after receiving a report of shots fired inside the store. …Read More
Minimum wage bill would harm workers
Handi Lutfi and her family moved from poverty to independence after Johnson County raised the minimum wage in graduated steps …Read More
Immigration law should not be punitive
Father Greg Steckel, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West Liberty, hoped that the small town’s new police chief could …Read More
Take action, don’t shout
During a legislative forum hosted at St. Ambrose University in Davenport on Feb. 26, many in the audience of about …Read More
Collective bargaining – a response
Iowa House File 291, signed into law by Gov. Terry Branstad on Feb. 17, impacts an estimated 184,000 Iowans who …Read More
Catholic press remains a source of integrity
Nearly 200 years ago the first Catholic diocesan newspaper rolled off the press in Charleston, S.C. Its publisher was Bishop …Read More