Decisions and biases are formed at a glance, especially when the viewer has no prior interaction with a group. While these may seem innocuous, biases can damage the communities they represent. This...
The Iowa Legislature has decided it’s still legal to hurt LGBTQ children. Conversion therapy is tragically still allowed in the Hawkeye State.
Subcommittees in our state House and Senate last week...
It’s been less than a month since I wrote about why Iowa shouldn’t panic about the coronavirus.
We still shouldn’t. The Iowa Department of Public Health still states that risk for Iowans becoming...
During a conversation with a friend, I said abortion is not a political nor religious issue to me. As someone with a genetic disease, it is a personal one — I might not have been born because of a woman’s...
Iowa lawmakers are meddling in the state Board of Regents’ business. An Iowa House bill passed on Tuesday could shape the University of Iowa’s ability to brand itself as a destination university...
"Meat tastes too good."
That reservation is common when speaking on the ethical questions surrounding animal consumption. The painful process of shredding a chicken’s beak off, formally known...
With the South Carolina primary approaching, billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a promising show of support in the state, placing him around fourth place in several polls....
To many, the case against disgraced entertainment mogul Harvey Weinstein seemed as insurmountable as the ever-growing list of women who accused him of a decadeslong pattern of sexual assault and rape....
Some stories on the big screen are so iconic that actors playing idolized roles fuses with the character itself.
Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter comes to mind first. Taylor Lautner is forever tied...
My 12-year-old sister had to call 911 when my dad fell and broke six ribs and punctured a lung. While he was momentarily incapacitated, she knew to call 911 and tell them our address and what had happened. Before...
It might actually happen.
After Bernie Sanders’ big win in the Nevada caucuses on Feb. 22, the independent Vermont senator is the frontrunner for the first time in a presidential-nomination race....
Sometimes “stay warm out there” just isn’t enough.
Millions feel the effects of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, around this time of year. It’s essentially a mood shift that occurs annually,...
