When Christopher Gadsden presented colonial Marines with a flag he designed depicting a coiled rattlesnake over the words “Don’t Tread On Me,” It’s doubtful he knew it would someday be affixed to the rear end of horseless vehicles traveling at great speeds.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and to the followers of the Islamic faith. It is the most holy time in the year for Muslims.
Beyond Iowa’s own failed past attempts of wildlife bounties, you’ll be hard pressed to find evidence showing bounties work anywhere.
Luther College is facing a 48.2% increase in its Alliant Energy bill if the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) approves the company’s proposed electric rate increase.
Nearly 50 years after the Battered Women’s Movement organized, we have not seen a decrease in violence against women. Maybe we need to change the narrative.
Sen. Chuck Grassley and I are old friends, although it has never been “Chuck” and “Norm.” We are old in …
State agriculture officials from twelve states, including Iowa’s own Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, recently signed a joint letter to …
Why do Black people experience such negative or limited media coverage unless it is February? At some point, we must question the system, speak to truth to power, and take other necessary actions to influence the media coverage equity we desire.
Social service organizations work to support victims managing the emotional and financial fallout and trying to rebuild their lives. Many rely on Federal Victims of Crime Act, or VOCA, and Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA funding to provide temporary shelter, money for deposits on rental properties, transportation to medical appointments, therapy services, child care and more.
In its most recent opinion survey on climate change, researchers at Yale University found that while most Iowans believe that humans are causing climate change, only 37% said climate change has affected them personally. This is where the being robbed blind comes in.
An owl named Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo a year ago, taking up residence in the park.
As recently as this year, mask mandates are still being argued in federal court.
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