In 1981, Iowa kindergarten students were looking forward to the most unusual tradition: the milking of Santa Claus the Cow.

With Santa soon on the way, East County children are sending off their letters to the North Pole in the hope that a wish or ...

Dec. 9 op-ed, Perry: We need an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, not just renewables \| Opinion. Gov. Rick Perry’s opinion ...

Jessica Gelt is an arts and culture writer for the Los Angeles Times. Ashley Lee is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times, ...

Helping Hands received well over 100 letters this year and selected those published here. The subject of each letter will receive a modest grant this holiday season, thanks to the State Journal ...

Kerrie Urosevich, executive director of Early Childhood Action Strategy, was not surprised by the poor overall results of ...

Anger has been directed at insurers since CEO of UnitedHealthcare was killed, but they can't solve affordable health care ...

Tamaira "Miss Tee" Sandifer, founder of Studio T Arts & Entertainment, is a leader in youth empowerment and the arts.

Carpet time in Hilary Graham’s preschool classroom in Oskaloosa. Photo courtesy of Katie Trainer Toni Minard has seen her ...

Kierra Larson works for a cleaning company in nearby Caldwell. Her older children, ages 1 and 3, were at TLC until she ...

In front of the Warrior Run Elementary School sits a small rock garden, displaying rocks painted by tiny hands. Unassuming at ...

But, gone are the days when this type of cocktail chatter was reserved for the stress of prep school or college admissions.