Family game night is a blast from the past. This is the night board games entertain families for hours, and it is not as popular as it was in the past. PlayStations, Xbox 1s, and various video streaming websites take the fun out of setting up, playing and picking up a board game. I love board ...

Families across Iowa look forward to fall traditions, from school homecoming events to apple-picking, pumpkin patches and trick-or-treating. Iowa farmers are working longer hours to bring in the harvest, thankful that sunny skies and dry conditions are helping them get a good start on a good ...

Family game night is a blast from the past. This is the night board games entertain families for hours, and it is not as popular as it was in the past. PlayStations, Xbox 1s, and various video streaming websites take the fun out of setting up, playing and picking up a board game. I love board ...

When you no longer have a dog the world is a different place.The barks of other dogs resound and seem louder than they were before. When a neighbor's dog barks and wakes you in the early morning or late night it doesn't so much annoy, but provokes a twinge of sadness.When you no longer have a ...

When you no longer have a dog the world is a different place.The barks of other dogs resound and seem louder than they were before. When a neighbor's dog barks and wakes you in the early morning or late night it doesn't so much annoy, but provokes a twinge of sadness.When you no longer have a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...