It had been a long time since I’d seen my friend, K.C., and I wanted to ask him a question.
I found him in the …
A note from Dave Elbert: Last week, I wrote about men at Woodland Cemetery; this week is about women buried there. You can sign up for a Sept. 7 tour of women’s graves at the …
Author’s note: Today, I focus on men buried in Woodland Cemetery. Next week, I’ll introduce you to the cemetery’s interesting women.
Imagine how upset you might be if the name on your tombstone was carved …
I am not a runner. Never have been; never will be. But I love to walk, logging several miles daily. A few years ago a friend of mine walked a half-marathon and my interest was …
Submitted by Dan Houston, chairman, president and CEO, Principal Financial Group
The legacy of the Iowa State Fair spans 170 years — celebrating the state’s best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. I …
Climate change is transforming two key pieces of Iowa’s economy – agriculture and insurance.
Although many Iowa farmers are not convinced that shifting weather patterns are the result of human activity, they do adjust to …
It’s difficult to imagine today, but 109 years ago Valley Junction was briefly the home of a mile-long, banked, oval racetrack made of wood.
Yes, wood. The undercarriage was wood. The racing surface, including banked …
Even before railroads began promoting Iowa’s Great Lakes region as a tourist destination in 1882, people from Des Moines traveled 200 miles by horse and wagon to hunt, fish and relax on the sandy beaches …
When I was young, I competed on our small-town swim team. The summer before fifth grade, I was on a glorious winning streak until I developed an unfortunate scissor kick and got disqualified from several …
The first time I met Des Moines Register columnist and RAGBRAI founder Donald Kaul was Monday, June 14, 1971.
I was between journalism jobs, working on a construction crew, burying telephone cable near Williamsburg, Iowa, …
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