When our elected leaders speak, their words carry weight. In a climate where political violence is spreading like wildfire and faith in institutions is already fragile, leaders have to treat language ...

We are the first to admit we are word nerds. As journalists, the importance of language and its usage is what we think about on a daily basis. We recognize that some of the most inclusive, diverse – ...

Still think all the president's words are just entertainment? That folks shouldn't get all het up about what he tells reporters on a plane? That braggadociousness or hyperbole or just spit-balling is ...

Editor's Note: The Iowa City Press-Citizen Editorial Board is a volunteer group of community members. They are Venise Berry, Dave Bright, Robert Goodfellow, and Kylah Hedding. The editorial board is ...

In our continuing effort to help voters make the difficult choices before them Nov. 6, we are inviting area candidates in contested races for Illinois General Assembly to submit a series of op-eds ...