Sofia DeMartino

The pitch was irresistible. Make money from your phone! Watch your small investment double, triple, and quadruple in no time! …

In a quiet neighborhood of northwest D.C., my favorite Siberian Husky dragged me to a small grove of trees under …

They sat me down in late November. I had just rejoined my sophomore class after a brief maternity leave; at …

About 30 years after Frederick I of Prussia crowned himself king, my 8th great grandfather Peter left what is now …

Less than 200 days into this administration, our longest-term international romances are at best on the rocks

I used to call my mother a grammar dictator. She is an Iowa native; a place where the predominant way …

I can’t remember one childhood meal that didn’t begin with opening a package. Bright orange American singles individually wrapped in …

Gloria was a force of nature. At the age of 18, she became a parental figure to her 11 younger …

A few weeks ago, I spent an hour speaking to a high school Women’s History Class in a place where …

Last April, the cashier at a corner store in Washington, D.C. began giving away merchandise for free. Bewildered patrons left …

Iowans are in debt. Although we hold the least credit card debt on average in the nation, our usage of …

Leslie Carpenter’s story is not just personal — it’s a warning sign of a mental health system in Iowa that …

On the ride to Union Station, we quizzed her. “He was the 39th president. He was a peanut farmer. He …

She came to me in a dream. It has been twenty years since her passing; I didn’t expect to find …

In the four years I have served as an editorial fellow for The Gazette, I have submitted column after column …