Althea Cole

There is a crisis at the United States-Mexico border. Our broken immigration system enables it. Our ignorance of meaningful solutions …

That would be fine with me.

Last week, I went with a couple of friends to see the movie “Sound of Freedom.” Apparently, some have opinions …

Last week, I opined that the special session called to pass a new “heartbeat” bill, legislation to restrict abortion after …

Instead, the Iowa Supreme Court should have let the 2018 fetal heartbeat law go into effect

In the last nine days, we’ve learned that more than double the estimated number of Iowa students have applied for …

No student should ever be made to attend a school for the sake of supporting it financially

At the beginning of the month, I was at a CNN presidential town hall featuring former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley …

To me, Stu Cole will always be extraordinary

Immigration and border security are one of the hottest political topics driving our current political discourse. But especially here in …

In August 2015, I attended a political conference in Columbus, Ohio, where several Republican presidential candidates were slated to speak. …

“Book ban.” It’s a phrase that elicits alarm from liberals and conservatives alike. We associate it with censorship. Book burnings. …

State laws, national priorities clash

If being like our mothers is inevitable, I sure got lucky to be like Julie Cole.

There are no sweeter words to a state legislator (or a Statehouse reporter) than the words, “Adjourned Sine Die.” Literally, …