The video of Ray Rice pounding his fist into his fiancee’s face is cringe-worthy. But that was not the beginning …
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The video of Ray Rice pounding his fist into his fiancee’s face is cringe-worthy. But that was not the beginning …
In the classroom in downtown Dubuque, where shots are heard each week in a nearby neighborhood, a young mother talks …
Christine Grant winces a bit when tagged as an ‘icon” or ‘legend.” But the first women’s athletic director at the …
Sexually transmitted disease rates in Linn and Johnson counties are rising. I encourage parents and educators to consider evidence-based, comprehensive …
Twenty minutes. That is how long I spent trying to get my cable television to turn on. I call the …
More than once during my 21 years as a minister in Iowa, traveling over rolling hills and through seas of …
Moving to Cedar Rapids was a ‘by-default” choice in my life. I married this awesome guy who took a great …
Earlier this week, a shocking video of the Ray Rice assault on his fiancee was released for public consumption and …
Imagine you run a business or organization. You lose 40, 50 percent or more of your key staff every year. …
The toll tobacco has had on our society is irrevocable and plenty, yet persistent and routine. Though the use of …
Heading off to college triggers a range of emotions for students and their families. As the first weeks of college …
Editor’s note: An edited version of this column appears in the Saturday, September 6th edition. When I was in my …
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