July 2016: The month my active life changed forever. No, I did not get into a harmful accident ending with the broken bone. It was when the Pokémon Go app launched across the world.
Yes, in case...
This pandemic has hurt everyone — but some are more hurt than others. Service workers who are interacting with people every day while going about their jobs are in some of the most precarious situations...
It is no surprise that one of the main reasons to leave the house during social distancing is for groceries. Many retail grocery stores across the nation such as Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods offer...
For a governor who has touted a data-driven approach to responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Kim Reynolds now flouts the experts.
The Des Moines Register on Tuesday broke the news that the...
Going to therapy or having a counselor still carries embarrassment to some despite a broader acceptance of mental health in our society. Even so, during this time of stress of COVID-19, making sure...
To the Editor:
Congratulations to Democratic State House candidate Christina Bohannan, who has just been awarded the “Gun Sense Candidate” distinction by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in...
“Don’t make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better. And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude refrain, don’t carry the world upon your shoulders. Then you’ll begin to make it better.”
These...
Amid social distancing, it’s important not to lose track of all the news going on. Between constant news releases and inspirational commercials, certain individuals and groups are acting not in the...
You’ll never get the chance to see that movie you were dying to see in theaters.
With COVID-19 keeping everyone inside, movie theaters are among many of the businesses that are getting hit hard....
I don’t know about you, but if the news wasn’t depressing before it sure is now.
Every day for the last month, our community and government officials tell us the statistics and facts — how...
Several weeks before the 2016 presidential election, I started at the University of Iowa as a first-generation college student — a start to a new and big chapter in my life. I set my educational...
“If you don’t come out of this quarantine knowing new things or with a new body, you’ve failed as a human being.”
After spending time on social media during spring break and my subsequent extended...
