A Davenport man worries that the Iowa Legislature, which opened its 2017 session this week, will enact a voter ID …Read More
Category: Editorials
A welcoming spirit and an open heart
All through Advent we sing longingly, “O Come, O Come Emanuel and ransom captive Israel.” The theme of exile is …Read More
Reform payday lending
Payday loans are big business in Iowa with 613,461 transactions totaling $220 million in 2015, an Iowa Division of Banking …Read More
Restoring hope
Iowa has the dubious distinction of ranking at the top of the nation for the number of African Americans per …Read More
Apparently placemats and nametags are all you need
Sometimes I can be so blind. Who would have thought that when I walked into work at the Carondelet Center …Read More
Pipeline protest and the bigger picture
Whether you call them “water protectors” or “protestors,” members of the Standing Rock Indian reservation adamantly oppose construction of a …Read More
Closing one door and opening another
We’ve closed the Holy Doors on the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy with opportunity anew to open the doors of our …Read More