August 20: Fair Courts Forum feat. former Chief Justice Marsha Ternus

On Tuesday, August 20, at 12 noon One Iowa will hold a Fair Courts Forum at the Thoreau Center in Des Moines as a project of the Iowa Fair Courts Coalition.

Tomorrow is Older Iowans' Day at the Iowa State Fair

Time to enjoy the Iowa State Fair Effect

The Family Leadership Summit does not speak for all families

Anti-equality group The Family Leader will host its second annual “Family Leadership Summit” at Stephens Auditorium in Ames this weekend. But the Family Leader doesn't speak for all families.

Grimes wedding venue turns away same-sex couple

Dick and Betty Odgaard, proprietors of the Gortz Haus in Grimes, declined to accommodate a gay couple's upcoming wedding. However, the Iowa Civil Rights Act prohibits denying public accommodations because of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Introducing the WDMCS Back-to-School Toolkit

Kevin Trevillyan Announces City Council Re-Election Bid

August: Remove Pest Magnets Around Your Home

We come to bury the Register--not to praise it

Students' education includes traveling the world

Construction incident at Valley High School

COMING SOON TO A BUS STOP NEAR YOU—EXTENDED HOURS, AN ONLINE TRIP PLANNER AND NEW TRANSIT BOXES

Tap Dancer Earns Money on RAGBRAI

West Des Moines Matt McCune entertained the crowd and made a few dollars during RAGBRAI last week.

Community Update

Unacceptable: Iowa Dept. of Public Health must do better

Despite a previous ruling from the Iowa Supreme Court in the case Gartner v. Newton, the Iowa Department of Public Health is still refusing to immediately issue accurate birth certificates for all children born to married lesbian parents.

Need A Shave? You Can Find It On Ragbrai

Friendly Faces Make Stays In Small Town Memorable

Community Update

Summertime Sweetness

Marriage equality makes Iowa a better place for all

A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows that a plurality of Iowans support the Varnum v. Brien decision that made marriage equality in the Heartland a reality.

Another great reason to stay in Iowa

Ragbrai 2013: Hunter Thompson Times Lance Armstrong Divided By Lance Armstrong

Ragbrai Debauchery: Yes, They Went There (Video)

DART to expand transit service to West Des Moines next month

Director Estimates 35-40K: Could Be 'Busiest Day In Ragbrai History'

The separation of church and state

Last week, American Renewal Project founder David Lane attempted to politicize Iowa churches despite the boundaries that separate church and state.

Stranded In Storm; Off Route In Jamaica; An Endless Hill: Ragbrai 2013 Day 2 Photos

AIB to add five new bachelor of science degree programs in 2014

AIB to add five new bachelor of science degree programs in 2014

Ragbrai 2013 Cuisine: Chocolate Covered Bacon

Community Update

of swastikas and good public relations..

My Ragbrai Chariot

Proud To Call Des Moines Home

One Iowa Event: Life After DOMA

What is a senior cooperative?

Informational Housing Meetings Tomorrow

keep offering me a perfect world, Mr. Sorkin

Des Moines Home Expo 2013

A Death in the Fourth Estate