Coming into college, I thought that I’d finally be far away from the cliquey-ness of high school. There are no popular kids in college — right? How can the notion of popularity exist in an institution...

Even with Des Moines nearing the top of the chart for places to raise a family — No. 6, according to Forbes — children can’t seem to catch a break in Iowa … at least not consistently.  While...

When former NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady recently retired from a brief stint in professional baseball, one of the things he did was thank Jesus for everything he’s been able to accomplish, according...

Carlos Slim has been all over the news lately for suggesting the idea of an 11-hour-a-day, three-day workweek. His face is all over the place, that crazy guy, from CBS to the HuffPost to the three local...

For several decades, the role of the news media was very clearly to keep the government and other powerful interests in check. Journalists covered hard-hitting news, conducted investigations, and generally...

RAGBRAI is a bicycle-touring event that will take place Sunday through Saturday. The event will turn 42 years old this year and will welcome back polarizing cyclist Lance Armstrong. This will be Armstrong’s...

Danger, Danger, DANGER. Tens upon tens upon tens of thousands of people from Central America are invading the United States. Invading. What are we to do? At least that’s the word from the Republican...

Those dedicated to the complete destruction of America’s grossly corrupt financial industries were treated to some good news this past month when Wells-Fargo, the largest bank in the state of Iowa...

“Do you two need some tickets?” The middle-age woman in a jacket that read “Juicy” in studded letters held out two printed Ticketmaster tickets, creased from the folding that fit...

Iowa City in the summertime is paradise. Traffic is lighter, the locals awaken from their apparent hibernation, and there’s a bunch of artsy festivals. It’s all very relaxing, unlike during...

Since last fall, more than 52,000 immigrant children have been taken into custody, with many of them coming from Central America. This doubles last year’s total and has many Americans wondering what...

As the lazy days of summer drag on, it seems that the lackadaisical attitude that comes in with the warm weather has infected whoever is in charge of electing political candidates, both in the state of...