As a child, I remember the feeling of excitement that ran through me when I got bribed to do a chore with the reward of candy. Nothing like 20 grams of sugar to get my little mind motivated. Since I never...

Iowa is going to become the battleground of the 2020 presidential primary in only a few months. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Democratic nomination is shaping up to be one of the most crowded...

Ear Doc Grammar: Communists in Congress. Terrorists and murderers at the gates of our borders. Is civilization crumbling?  Dear That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles: “Ear”? Well, we guess you caught...

As the new split Congress gears up to take over in January, Republicans (who managed to maintain control of the Senate) are changing their leadership. With the 2020 presidential race also appearing to...

Election season has come to an end, leaving Iowa with a mix of Democrats and Republicans holding offices in state and federal races. Although a 2014 study from United Republic showed that 91 percent of...

As a longtime comic book reader, I was always faced with the consistent remarks of, “comics are for kids,” or “comics are for those who can’t read ‘REAL’ books.” These negative comments hurt...

If you watched any portion of an Election Night program on TV, you have an idea of what the programs look like. No matter the channel, there is a results ticker on the bottom of the screen and some anchors...

While the First Amendment of the Constitution — which lays out the five fundamental freedoms of speech, religion, petition, assembly, and press — has been chipped away throughout our nation’s history,...

2018 has dragged on for what feels like much longer than necessary, but it’s finally November, and the year is winding down. Typically, around this time of year, many of us gather around with those we...

On Nov. 6, both Abby Finkenauer of Iowa and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York made history by becoming two of the youngest women to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. At 29 years old,...

Destructive wildfires continue to blaze through California, spurred on by the Santa Ana winds and low precipitation, killing 42 people from just one fire being referred to as the Camp Fire in and near...

Dear Doc Grammar: What about those elections? Were they great or what? Dear Life on Hold: What. So we had an election, and that was fun — so much fun that some places are still having elections. Florida...