Alison Gowans

I read something recently that broke my heart. The Iowa Department of Public Health 2014 Iowa Youth Survey, released March …

Once the snow melts, it can be tempting to start puttering in perennial beds and tackling other outdoor tasks. Hold …

Brad Buck, the director of the Iowa Department of Education, will be the next superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Community …

When the popular television program ‘This is Your Life” aired Hanna Kohner’s story in 1953, she became the first Holocaust …

Put your dreams of warmer weather to work by planning landscaping projects while there’s still snow on the ground, says …

The Moffitt houses of Iowa City – each one built with scrap metal, parts salvaged from burned buildings and demolition …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Kris Hale wanted to learn from her father’s experiences. For years he suffered from type 2 diabetes. …

Twelve-year-old Sienna O’Connor refers to her cellphone as ‘T-Rex.’ Her parents — Amber and John O’Connor of Cedar Rapids — …

IOWA CITY – Fellow students have told University of Iowa senior Justin Roberson that before coming to the university, they …

I bought a house recently. It’s my first house. After posting a photo of it on social media, the congratulations …

Iowans have been drinking coffee for a long, long time. That’s just one takeaway from ‘The Land Provides: Iowa’s Culinary …

CEDAR RAPIDS – This year’s Linn Area Reads selection is ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the 1962 novel by …

Kris Hale wanted to learn from her father’s experiences. For years he suffered from type 2 diabetes. So when she …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When the weather outside is frightful, homeowners with a fireplace can curl up in front of crackling …

MOUNT VERNON — At times while fixing Lincoln Winebar’s wood-fired pizza oven Friday, craftsman Stefano Ferrara climbed all the way …