Living

I have tended my Iowa garden for nearly 40 years now, but it was a persistent problem with my backyard lawn that made me break down and finally do what all the garden experts recommend as a first step when creating a garden in the first place -- testing the soil.

The Tri Cities have a combined population of about 316,000 people. A century ago, it was a sleepy out of the way place too dry for conventional agriculture. Change came when two massive federal projects transformed the region forever. They made visiting the region fascinating and tasty.

For the first time in five years, former patients from St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids have the chance to thank the neonatal intensive care unit staff who gave them a chance to get to grow up at a NICU reunion.

People often view their future selves as strangers rather than as extensions of their current identities.

Provide balance when gathering with friends or family by bringing a veggie dish. It can be as simple as a vegetable tray or an exciting plant-based recipe like a zesty marinated vegetable pasta salad.

Hormones, snacking, morning sickness all affect good oral hygiene

Good oral hygiene should start before teeth appear

It’s summer, and that means time outdoors for fun in the sun. Many of us put on sunscreen because we know the sun’s rays can damage our skin. But did you know the sun can also damage the sensitive and delicate tissues of our eyes?