The Grand Views

Jennifer Gibson took time out of her day Tuesday to speak about the adoption process at chapel. Jennifer was the administrative assistant for the Education Department for many years. In August, she and her husband were able to take home their newly adopted children from Haiti: Christopher, 10, Brayden, 3, and Brianna, 2.… Post the First Comment

One out of every four women who attend college will be sexually assaulted or the victims of attempted sexual assault before they graduate, according to the New York Coalition Against Sexual Assault. However, there have been studies done by The Center for Public Integrity (the Center) that show 95 percent of all victims don't report the incident.… Post the First Comment

Calling all you football fans, its that time of year again to pull out the chips and dip and call up the friends because the Super Bowl is back again. Whether you're favorite thing is the commercials, the great food, the betting, or just to enjoy the game its self you will definitely need a game plan.… Post the First Comment

We would all agree that the potholes in the city of Des Moines are hurting our cars so badly we can see the repair bills piling up at the end of the winter. Unfortunately, there isn't going to be any relief from this until much later down the line. Referring to the repair timeline, Cedar Rapids Streets Maintenance Manager Craig Hanson said, "Until we start looking at the last week of March or the first week of April when the frost is fully out of the ground again, we won't be able to know that.… Post the First Comment

I confess myself a Peter Jackson fan. I adored his take on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and reveled in the gory campiness of "Dead Alive" (also known as "Braindead"). So when I discovered that Jackson was directing a film adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel, I was confident Jackson had a masterpiece to add to his impressive career.… Post the First Comment