New legislation offers hope but many Iowans continue to struggle to find appropriate mental health care in the state. Simon Ertzinger, of Cedar Rapids, is one of them.
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.
Cynthia Houston didn’t panic when she lost her job at the Mount Pleasant School District in 2008. She looked for another job and paid the extra money to keep
State legislators are expected to consider a bill to ease parts of a controversial Iowa law allowing imprisonment of HIV-infected people for up to 25 years if they don’t reveal their condition before having “intimate contact” with another person.
At least 125 individuals were prosecuted across the country under these laws during 2008-11 alone. They included men and women, gay and straight, members of the armed services, people with prior criminal records and without, people from many walks of life. What did they have in common? All were HIV-
Students living at home represent a growing trend in American college life. In 2008, they made up 31.5 percent of all U.S. undergraduates, U.S. Department of Education reports. The number of college students planning to live at home or considering it increased from slightly less than a majority in 2
