Iowa is taking positive steps to help survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, human trafficking and violent crimes. Here are three recent pieces of good news:1. A new $2 million federal grant will help the state test a backlog of sexual assault kits and investigate and ...

Halloween is around the corner. Kids will be out collecting ungodly amounts of candy while parents hope their kids do not hurt from a massive stomach ache. Collecting this candy is important and great costume ideas help this process. Since this column is dedicated to the olden days, it is time ...

Blowing out 18 candles on your birthday cake is a huge milestone. It happens in an instant. You are an adult! As such, you can vote and get married. You can serve in the military, get a tattoo, go to a casino, donate blood and get called for jury duty. You can even win the lottery (because you ...

Time to travel to a groovy era. It is the decade of Nixon's resignation, Ford's falling and Carter's peanut presidency. This is the 1970's. The '70s were an influential decade affecting individuals then and now. A lot of crazy, beautiful things happened in this decade. One part of this decade ...

ESPN, MTV, Comedy Central, the list goes on and on. Cable television has been a staple of television landscape for thirty-some years. These channels consist of everything from food to traveling to history. While so many channels exist, it can be hard to find a satisfactory channel in the time ...

ESPN, MTV, Comedy Central, the list goes on and on. Cable television has been a staple of television landscape for thirty-some years. These channels consist of everything from food to traveling to history. While so many channels exist, it can be hard to find a satisfactory channel in the time ...

Hairstyles are big contribution in perceiving someone. A nice 'do impresses or drives away the opposite sex. While hairstyles evolve over time, some hairstyles stick around. The hairstyles of the 1950s made a large impact which is still present in today's society. The biggest stars of Hollywood ...

My daughter and I live with a bunch of guys, so it wasn't much of a surprise when they suggested a family fantasy football league. They are good at thinking up ways to beat us in various competitions - and not watching chick flicks.The fantasy league wasn't such a bad idea. I figured it would ...

My daughter and I live with a bunch of guys, so it wasn't much of a surprise when they suggested a family fantasy football league. They are good at thinking up ways to beat us in various competitions - and not watching chick flicks.The fantasy league wasn't such a bad idea. I figured it would ...

TO:Hon. Terry BranstadCharles PalmerState Senator Steve SoddersState Rep. Dean FisherDear leaders:Attached please find a Des Moines Register May 3, 2014, news story concerning the projection of a nurse shortage for Iowa.In summary, it foresees a shortage of nurses in Iowa by the year 2020.(The ...