If something isn’t working, why keep doing it? Why not try something different? When students don’t graduate or perform well in traditional schools, isn’t that a reason to explore other alternatives?

As Christmas draws closer and the year begins to wind down, our routines tend to soften. This season has a way of reminding us that community and care are not abstract. They are deeply personal.

Never mind former Aurora Mayor Paul Egan’s unconventional antics from 1954-1962 that led to a national profile of him in Time magazine, Aurora’s current mayor might be on a path to become the city’s ...

Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "Private property rights are the cornerstone of American liberty, but they are not absolute. When private property use escalates into industrial operations that impose ...

MariaDB offers the JSON column type, which allows one to save JSON files and query their contents in a structured way. During experiments with this type, I found missing syntax highlighting of several ...

The Chamber Singers of Iowa City is wrapping up their 53rd season and is readying for an open rehearsal. We are emerging from winter, many of us are coming out of hibernation and finding life again.

Cars line up at a gas station in Martinez, Calif., on Sept. 21, 1973. An unhappy confluence of events has economists reaching back to the days of disco and the bleak high-inflation, high-unemployment ...

A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it ...

As the snow melts and the sun begins to shine a little brighter, spring is just around the corner. With the changing season, April brings a busy and meaningful time for the Advocacy and Resource ...

Shady areas in a garden tend to cause a lot of head scratching. These spots often confound gardeners who haven't yet learnedthat many attractive plants thrive in dry shade. Some shade-loving plants ...

President Trump holds a signed executive order in the Oval Office. His actions add up to a concerted campaign to gain more direct power over federal programs and spending than any president in modern ...