I am no fashion guru, but I do like to think that I have some fashion sense. I can thank my brother for this. When we were younger and not living 2,000 miles from each …

I am sad. Winter is near. For those of you who haven’t experienced a Midwestern winter, get ready for wind, ice, rain, snow, darkness and more wind. These drastic climate changes might not affect everyone, …

I’m not voting in this election. I doubt I will ever vote again. It would take a miracle to get me to do so. My last vote was cast during the 2000 election. I can …

ROTFL. I recently saw this in a PowerPoint presentation on effective business writing. At the time, the speaker was addressing how abbreviated language in emails can be turbid and indecipherable. I stared at ROTFL and …

I recently fell into a conversation with a friend about children’s stories. I can’t recall how the conversation came about, but for some reason I referenced “The Three Little Pigs.” I couldn’t remember how the …

This last week, I went to make some coffee for my coworkers, when I saw this AP article posted above the coffee maker: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—It wasn’t just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman …

I’m not sure when U of I’s drop date for classes is, but if you are a student and you’re thinking about dropping classes, or dropping out completely, heed this caveat: don’t drop after the …

I was able to catch some of WPGU’s five o’ clock newscast on Thursday afternoon. I really liked the investigative report that was done on who has the legal right of way between bicyclists and …

I was running down the street earlier this week, just taking in my surroundings, when I noticed a young girl walking in my direction, about five blocks away. As I got closer to her, I …