Death certificates: Fact or fiction? "Join us in pushing for the truth. The ugly, ungainly, uncomfortable truth." Responding to this invitation from the Topeka Capital Journal in an editorial ...

Good health care can be hard to find on Maui, especially for those in the final stages of life. This is partly because of certificate of need (CON) laws, which effectively prohibit new health care ...

Iowa is ranked last in mental health services in the U.S. and currently has minimal midwife birthing services available. I am an ER nurse and from my point of view our rural communities are suffering ...

We have reached a crucial crossroads as the Iowa economy continues to recover from the recession. Iowa companies are beginning to hire again and our unemployment rates are returning to more tolerable ...

I read recently about a man with no birth certificate trying to get an ID card so he could get a visa (“Hard to get ID,” Feb. 26 Letters to the Editor). Now I find myself in the same boat, but ...

Meghan Markle's name was removed from her and Prince Harry's son Archie Harrison's birth certificate, but she was not the one who chose to make the edit, despite a recent report, her rep says. On ...

Got your birth certificate handy? your passport? or your naturalization certificate? The BDN editorial of 22 October suggests that the proposed constitutional amendment that “only citizens may vote” ...

As an adult adoptee I appreciate the work Sen. Steve Russell and Rep. Jason Nelson are doing to better ensure more ethical adoption in Oklahoma. When a child is born in Oklahoma and adopted, the birth ...