Like the hint of spring we’re experiencing right now, a hint of civility has surfaced in the presidential campaign. Will …Read More
Category: Editorials
Stop gun violence
Iowa’s House of Representatives approved legislation Feb. 23 that would allow children younger than 14 years of age to possess …Read More
Mental Health Court — a humane alternative
Jailers didn’t suspect anything unusual when they placed an inmate in his cell. He didn’t create a disturbance so his …Read More
Putting the works of mercy to the test
A Davenport alderman’s letter to the editor in the Quad-City Times serves as a challenge to Catholics this Lenten season …Read More
Marriage: a sacrament in progress
At the suggestion of their parish priest, Marie and Norbert Hammes got married on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1940, because …Read More
Compromise needed for Iowa Medicaid
Iowa’s most vulnerable citizens — children and adults with low incomes and/or disabilities — are at the mercy of a …Read More
Faithful citizens: it’s time to caucus!
On Feb. 1 Iowans have the privilege of exercising their vote in the first-in-the nation caucus. Pundits debate whether Iowa …Read More