Midwest Opening Up to Gay Marriage

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Gay marriage moves to the middle of the country as Minnesota and Illinois make moves to legalize it.

Iowa Court Rules in Favor of Disabled Workers

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Court awards $240M to disabled workers in a groundbreaking Iowa case.

You Were Great, Professor. But You’re Still Going to Hell.

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Professor Warren Blumenfeld recently retired from Iowa State University. Here he reflects on how orthodoxy inhibited education.

Hero Cop Pulls Unconscious Teen From Burning Car (VIDEO)

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Officer Zac McDowell said, “Some people think we’re just out to take people to jail or write speeding tickets, and stuff like that. But really at the heart of it, it’s because you want to help people.”

The Next Life [Book Excerpt: 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared]

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My brother Bret started the next life at forty, when he departed from this world by suicide.

A Sincere Compliment (Video)

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How one group of Iowa students is combating cyber-bullies.

An Unruly Boxer Stresses a Marriage

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New parents neglect the dog to messy consequences.

Irresistible Attraction: Some Christian Thoughts Regarding James Knight Firing Melissa Nelson

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Four Christian responses to the myth of “irresistible attraction.”

Another Teen Suicide Due To Bullying

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Another young life lost to suicide, due in part to the taunts of bullies who allegedly started sending death threats to a gay teen.

Dolph Pulliam and The Governor of Iowa: Two Good Men

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Jamie Reidy comments on the story of Dolph Pulliam, the first African-American television broadcaster in Iowa.

“By the Iowa Sea” by Joe Blair

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A pipefitter with four kids, one who is profoundly autistic, talks about his remarkable new memoir.

Beer and Water for 40 Days

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Easter Sunday meant J. Wilson was finally allowed to ingest something other than beer and water. Cheers?

The Enduring Face of a Small Town

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Photographer Peter Feldstein compiled this portrait of Oxford, Iowa, pop. 693, in 1984. He returned 20 years later and, with the help of journalist Stephen Bloom, turned the town’s stories into a book.

Boys Who Won’t Fight Girls: Gentlemanly or Sexist?

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Cassy Herkelman is one of the first girls to ever qualify for the Iowa State wrestling tournament. Why did her male opponent forfeit the match?

Your Inspirational Videos of the Day

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In honor of Hawaii legalizing same-sex civil unions, watch an Iowa grandma and a Mormon mother defend gay marriage.

Ding, Dong, Iowa’s Anti-Gay Religious Conscience Protection Act Is Dead

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Rejoice!