Our polite throng inched closer. Those with front row places where only 15 paces from the star. No fence, platform …
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Our polite throng inched closer. Those with front row places where only 15 paces from the star. No fence, platform …
It’s always a thrill to see that first flash of orange and black, marking the spring arrival of orioles. Two …
The year’s first outing can’t foretell how the rest of the open water fishing season will go, but in the …
Gardeners seem to survive a long winter well. They have hope and patience. Their virtues come from participation. Gardeners don’t …
In a full day’s search on the last day of March, Mike Jacobs of Monticello and I found 121 agates. …
Cranes are a majestic group of birds and revered among cultures throughout the world. The sights and sounds of these …
As much as Iowans welcome the arrival of spring, the feeling this year was more akin to relief at the …
Crunch, crunch, crunch … and for a moment, we synced the rhythms of our footfalls. But as we were wearing …
Iowa’s state rock, the geode, illustrates the adage that ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover,” said Marv Houg, …
IOWA CITY – A few years ago, Emily Maxwell was tending bar at George’s Buffet. Now she is a musher …
The Canada goose may evoke mixed emotions among many Iowans. To the golf course greenskeeper, gaggles of these geese may …
Forty-five inches of snow in 45 days (or whatever the current running total may be – I’ve lost track), has …
My lumbar still was aching as I write this column. It’s hard to forget my outing last month on the …
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