Love is in the air, candy hearts are shared, and roses are red. It is Valentine's Day, the holiday full of love. A very thoughtful, endearing holiday, and in numerous ways, love is shown. Some through gifts, others through poems, but music is most important. It is time for Music Battle Royale: ...

Love is in the air, candy hearts are shared, and roses are red. It is Valentine's Day, the holiday full of love. A very thoughtful, endearing holiday, and in numerous ways, love is shown. Some through gifts, others through poems, but music is most important. It is time for Music Battle Royale: ...

This is my third senior year. Fourth if I count my own, but that was eons ago, before I understood the impact senior year could have. My third child and second son experienced his last first day in September and in just few short months (and they will be short) he will graduate from high ...

Major General Timothy Orr addressed lawmakers on January 27 in his annual Condition of the Guard.Thousands of Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen have served in combat and support roles in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 14 years. Today, 40 percent of the Guard's force is combat ...

The most important, unofficial American holiday is here, The Super Bowl. Football fans gather around the television to watch warriors play for the ultimate prize. Non-football fans participate in this holiday to watch the funny and interesting commercials. For everyone else, the chips and salsa ...

Human trafficking is the trade of humans, most commonly for sexual slavery, forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. It's a crime that's going on here in the heartland, and the fight is under way to combat it.Iowa law enforcement officers, including Commissioner of Public Safety Roxann ...

Since the dawn of television, genres have come and gone. Westerns were once popular, but they have vanished from today's programming schedule. Variety shows are experiencing a rebirth, but they are also still mostly a show of the past. One genre has always had proven success. This genre is game ...

Sports have always played an integral role in society. Whether basketball, football, or baseball, sports constantly evolve. Playing without the three-point line in basketball or the forward pass in football would be hard. Baseball without batting helmets is farfetched in today's society. These ...

Facebook is an online community and in being such has developed certain (often unwritten) rules that its users follow. While some rules are easy to understand and abide by, certain Facey situations leave me unsure of what Face-behavior protocol is called for in response to my scrolling.Posting ...

The 2016 legislative session is underway. Monday morning we began with the swearing in of Rep. Linda Upmeyer as our new Speaker of the House. This was an historic moment not only because she is the first woman Speaker in Iowa, but she may be the first daughter of a former Speaker to attain the ...