At 14, I was young, uncertain about many things except one: I. Like. Attention. The Cedar Rapids flood of 2008 …
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At 14, I was young, uncertain about many things except one: I. Like. Attention. The Cedar Rapids flood of 2008 …
I never expected that I would live in Cedar Rapids. I came to the city for school (Go Kohawks!). Like …
Two years ago, we had the great fortune of presenting an Iowa City Book Festival featuring two Pulitzer-winning authors with …
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Farmers have been getting lots of attention, especially when it comes to the impact of agriculture on Iowa’s water quality. …
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