Many Americans don’t always know what’s in their water – and even when they do, the science can’t always make definitive connections between tainted water and health problems. Health officials, from the federal level down to the local authorities, also face budget constraints that can limit how they
As many as 63 million people – nearly a fifth of the country – from rural central California to the boroughs of New York City, were exposed to potentially unsafe water more than once during the past decade, according to a News21 investigation of 680,000 water quality and monitoring violations from t
In this podcast of an IowaWatch Connection program that aired on radio stations Aug. 11-13 -- before veterans day at the 2017 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines -- we hear from those whose jobs are to help veterans and tell their stories.
In an era of “entirely too much reckless driving,” Ripley's "Believe it or Not" cited Eva Jordan for achieving an “enviable record of safety,” having driven a million miles—with no accidents. That's only part of her story, though.
A Michigan mother’s way of coping with high college costs has drawn considerable attention. And, Randy Evans writes, it is pertinent to what is happening in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“I am hating war and the conditions which make it possible more as each day goes by, and I hated it strongly before I even left America.” Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall was writing from the front lines of France in 1916.
A do-over. All of us, if we are honest, have wished for the opportunity for a fresh start at something at one time or another. Our president isn’t wired that way...
Officials in small towns and rural areas around the country, at the urging of riding enthusiasts, have been approving the use of ATVs on public roadways. Safety advocates have pushed back, but they are losing more fights than they win.
“I always know everyone is enjoying the dinner if nothing is said,” an Iowa homemaker said. “If it isn’t all right I hear about it.”
It would have been
Much of the relationship between the people and their governments is built on trust. But that relationship is fragile -- especially when it appears government is going out of its way to keep the public in the dark.
One important way to ensure food security in the United States is to keep farmland ownership from going into foreign hands. That doesn't always happen.
