So, is Kirk Ferentz one of the worst five coaches in college football? Stewart Mandel of si.com thinks so. Yes, yes, I know — there are many things in life far more important than college football,...

According to a recent city report, nearly every Iowa City resident lives within a half-mile of open space in the form of a park, schoolyard, or natural area. The city’s 2013 Sustainability Assessment...

The Supreme Court ended its most recent session with a flurry of big decisions a few weeks ago. Prop 8 was sent back to California, and the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down. Many were dancing in...

Out of all of my friends and family, I married the youngest. I’m also officially married in the most limited geographical territory — 13 states (and, says the hopeful part of me, counting). I was...

Creative World Child Development Center, a 4-year-old childcare center and preschool, 2717 Northgate Drive, will voluntarily close on July 12, according to a report from the Iowa Department of Health Services....

HANGZHOU — I’m not Beijing Capital International Airport’s No. 1 fan. My first time was less than enjoyable, and without much time to prepare myself I was sitting in that familiar taxicab on my...

Madison County, Iowa, is known for its old-timey bridges, but as it turns out, the rest of Iowa has an abundance of old, rickety bridges as well. According to a recent report from Transportation for...

The World Food Prize, sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize for food and agriculture, was just awarded last week in Des Moines to three genetically modified food scientists, and the decision has rightfully...

Many Iowans religiously adhere to the Gospel of Frugality. Bargain hunting and garage sales are as integral to our lifestyles as relentlessly hunting down whistleblowers is for the Obama administration....

Though Iowa’s economy has recently had some economic good fortune — relatively low unemployment numbers and a budget surplus, for example — the state’s economic development is held back...

The Iowa Supreme Court announced last week that it will reconsider the case of Melissa Nelson — a dental assistant in Webster County who was fired in 2010 for being “too hot” and, thus, a...

So last week, according to news and police reports, a local guy was arrested for theft. Not big news; he had been charged with theft before. Career criminal, you say. Get him off the streets. Well, maybe....