The WEB staff encourages you to exercise your First Amendment rights in this public forum. Follow these two steps and the guidelines listed below to post your comments:

Step 1: Go to a Comments box at the bottom of a story, and click on the logged in link.

Step 2: Create a Username and Password, OR sign in using a social network.

Do not post comments that violate the Student Exercise of Free Expression in the Iowa Code:

• materials which are obscene
• materials which are libelous or slanderous
• materials which encourage students to commit unlawful acts, violate lawful school regulations, or cause the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school

In addition, refrain from writing comments that

• contain copyrighted materials
• involve personal attacks, insults or threats
• have comments unrelated to the story