Articles Tagged: Profile

The most exotic bird Anna Buckardt Thomas has seen so far in Iowa is a yellow-billed loon, a large diving …

Support from Marion residents was key to bringing the first train to Marion from Anamosa in the fall of 1864, …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Susan Johnston was volunteering at her church — Central Church of Christ, 1500 First Ave. NW — …

CEDAR RAPIDS – At the start of the school year in 1986, a 15-year-old Noreen Bush was working on her …

Linda Barnes has been instrumental in creating and sustaining her company’s high-performance work culture. She’s done it so well, in …

Lori Erickson’s travels have taken her all over the world. Little did she know when she started writing decades ago, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Deciding to become a firefighter 20 years ago wasn’t just a way to give back to the …

‘Failing to follow these simple suggestions, you are likely to waste many hours, weeks, and months in useless practice.” That …

A 9-year-old Mechanicsville girl recently won a national calendar art contest sponsored by the American Kidney Fund. Emme Oberbreckling’s artwork …

  MARION — Before Jean Hammill got married in 1970, she said to herself she would like to learn how …

MARION – ‘You’d be surprised how often people don’t pay their bills,” Randy Gibson said one recent morning. Gibson of …

MARION — After 15-year-old Sid Karasek was diagnosed with a chronic illness, she felt like there was no one her …

Earlier this month Andrew Shaffer and Joe Biden were in Des Moines at the same time. The former was promoting …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Sub and Pat Drahos don’t have grass in their backyard. Instead, they have rows and rows of …

IOWA CITY – When Kaitlyn Wright started Butter Custom Bakery out of her home in 2014, it was a way …