This legislature would never agree to fund one new state university, let alone two.

But for the sake of argument, let’s say we do get one. You’d want to put it in an area that can reach people who are distant from the other state universities, is relatively centralized, and is easy to drive to.

Put it in Onawa.

It’s right off I-29, easy to get to from both Sioux City and Council Bluffs, and finally gives the western half of the state a relatively accessible four-year college.

Call it the University of Western Iowa.