After the anticipation of the 2012 presidential election led to a dramatic defeat, the GOP was hurt. The Washington Post ran a piece titled “The GOP might as well be dead.” Yet, waking up...

Officials from several Johnson County municipalities met on Oct. 27 to discuss issuing community identification cards. The identification cards would serve as IDs for those who do not have access to a...

It’s the climactic end of election season, and it would be impossible for anyone not to know. Television, radio, billboards, along with many other media are flooded with candidates’ messages...

I loved Halloween growing up. The holiday had everything a chubby little kid such as me could have ever wanted: costumes, candy, and staying up late. It was awesome. The best part, of course, was the candy...

The basis of any functioning society is a clearly defined social contract rooted in trust, transparency, and accountability between the general population and the governing bodies. The suspension of civil...

After months of planning, Britain’s last troops flew out in waves of aircraft from Camp Bastion in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on Oct. 27. As the 950 soldiers left, the base was handed over...

Vampires. I should have written about vampires. That’s what all the famous writers do. Probably because Americans seem to have a fascination with the “living” dead. Maybe Americans have a fascination...

If you were to estimate how many times you’ve failed to come through on a promise, what would your number be? Five? Ten? 100? How many times is it for you? For Alex Sheen, founder of Because I said...

The race for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat in the House of Representatives, which includes Mason City, Spencer, Fort Dodge, Ames, and Sioux City, is between Republican incumbent Steve King...

I’d like to think of myself as a liberal person. The first article I ever wrote (for my middle-school newspaper) tried to persuade readers to vote against the ban of same-sex marriage and, despite...

It seems that talk of the Ebola outbreak is just as contagious as the virus itself. Countries all over the globe are racing to find ways to protect their citizens from the deadly disease. Some, however,...

The Senate race for Iowa’s District 39 between Democrat Kevin Kinney and Republican D. Moore is an interesting one, given the lack of an incumbent since Senator Sandra Greiner,R-Keota is stepping...