The good According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 9 percent of U.S. seniors 65 and older are living in poverty, and 27 percent are widowed. Every year some Des Moines-area seniors struggle to make ends meet during the holiday season. That’s why the area Home Instead Senior Care office has

The good Hope Ministries is hosting special events and activities for National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, Nov. 11-17: Sunday, Nov. 11, Homeless Veterans Day and Annual Memorial Service; Monday, Nov. 12, Tours and Testimonies, Hope Family Center Open House; Tuesday, Nov. 13, Church Leaders Resource Event; Wednesday, Nov. 14,

The good As of Monday, Oct. 29, retail gasoline prices in Des Moines have fallen 9.2 cents in the past week, averaging $3.31 per gallon. This compares with the national average that has fallen 9.6 cents to $3.56, according to www.DesMoinesGasPrices.com. The national average has decreased 23.1 cents per gallon

The good Des Moines’ Australian Rules football team captured the USAFL Division 4 National Championship in Mason, Ohio, last week. The Roosters defeated the defending champs by a score of 42-28. Rooster Matt McDowall was named Best on Ground (MVP) of the Grand Final match, and the entire squad was

The good For the 11th year, Forey Jacobson will be at the start of the IMT Des Moines Marathon. But this time he’ll be up above the throng of runners. Jacobson, still recovering from a brutal assault last November, will be an honorary starter for the full- and half-marathons on

The good A young Indian social scientist, whose research on groundwater resources in agriculture led to major policy changes benefiting thousands of farmers in West Bengal, was recently named the first recipient of the “Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation.” For her intense

The good OMG! Is including that smiley face emoticon to a text message while driving really worth crashing your car? In celebration of the national “No Text on Board Pledge Day,” Gov. Terry Branstad, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and AT&T have joined to educate the public on the risks