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Yep, the Onion has done it again. “It’s not the government’s place to step in and tell my kids about food and how it’s okay in moderation or whatever,” said Woodbridge PTA member Steven Bray, a father of two students. “My son’s going to learn how to eat the same way I did–by watching monkeys [...]

There are lots of things I like about Sarah Palin, not least among them the fact that by her very presence we have proof that the basic tenants of American feminism have made in-roads even in religious circles. There are also lots of things I don’t like about Sarah Palin, not least among them the [...]

I can’t imagine anyone not knowing who the “birthers” are. But, for the record, these are the people who choose to believe in the face of evidence to the contrary that Pres. Barack Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen. Although I’ve had a brief post floating around in my head for a couple days [...]

Todd Dorman, a columnist with the Cedar Rapids Gazette wrote a column a day or so ago about Republican gubernatorial candidate, Christian Fong.  Fong’s campaign manager sent out a press release bragging about Fong having collected a cool $100,000 for his campaign coffers in just a three week period.  Dorman wanted to know where the [...]

The Centers for Disease Control released new statistics last week that once again indicated the state of Mississippi is failing its youth by not providing comprehensive sex education. But, don’t just take my word for it. The findings are a sign that the state’s abstinence-only approach to sex education is not working, said Dr. Mary [...]

Here’s a great opportunity for those who live in or near Des Moines to hear directly from the current director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The Iowa Initiative, in partnership with Des Moines University Global Health and the Iowa Department of Public Health, will welcome Director Melody Barnes to Des Moines this Wednesday, [...]

After attempting for six decades to change the Southern Baptist Convention from within, Pres. Jimmy Carter recently wrote that he severed ties with the organization due to its belief that women “are somehow inferior to men.” It was a decision he referred to as “painful and difficult” in a recent article for the UK Guardian. [...]

I had the unique opportunity this weekend to witness some friends’ marriage renewal ceremony. I left the small eastern Iowa church with the feeling that such a ceremony, performed in front of friends and family, could only serve to strengthen a marriage. For the record, prior to yesterday, I thought vow re-commitment ceremonies were more [...]

There has to be much more to this story… Dr. George Pfaltzgraff, 64 of Iowa Falls, who remains an active member of the staff at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, stands accused of sterilizing a woman despite her objections. The Iowa Board of Medicine reports that a tubal ligation, performed on the woman last year, was done [...]

“There is in every woman’s heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.” — Washington Irving, 1783-1859 An Iowa sisterhood formed out of shared grief, has no interest in increasing its numbers. In fact, [...]