Disarray within the Methodist church,
Disarray within the Methodist church,
...a roundup that will make you cry and make you mad and make you smile
DANA JAMES
CHERYL TEVIS
Divisions within mainline churches have consequences in her small Boone County town.
ART CULLEN
Grab a tissue, and find a comfortable place to sit while you read Art Cullen’s letter to his son on the eve of his wedding.
DAVE BUSIEK
Will there be changes in how big tech platforms like Facebook/Instagram/Meta etc. handle posting of legacy media stories? Read Busiek to learn more:
SUZANNA DE BACA
In this, her ‘page of words,’ Suzanna de Baca beautifully honors the unsung caregivers.
JULIE GAMMACK
Julie uploaded the video of her Zoom conversation with author Jeff Biggers. The Iowa City storyteller, historian, climate activist and more, has a book just released about Sardinia. After talking to Biggers, she’s all set to pack her bags and head to the island off the coast of Italy.
Long-time readers have been missing musings by Gammack’s husband, Richard Gilbert, whose been MIA in the column-writing domain. He’s back, she announced, with a new Sh*t Richard Says piece.
MARY SWANDER
As Mary gears up for the first performance of Squatters on Red Earth, a play she has written and is producing, she writes about how the idea came to be. Read Mary Swander’s Buggyland column to understand her experience growing up in Carroll County and living next to indigenous people. She has come to appreciate how her neighbors understood the imperatives of practicing sustainable methods needed to preserve the land.
JODY CROSSMAN GIFFORD
In a poignant column about her father’s death, Jody Gifford reports news of a Hospice closing in Johnston.
DOUGLAS BURNS
Our colleague learned important life lessons from an author he admires.
CHUCK OFFENBURGER
It’s Spring time, and what better way to acknowledge the season than by reading Iowa Boy’s tour of an old baseball park? The Richeburgers continue their never-ending honeymoon, and we get to tag along.
LARRY STONE
What else marks the blossoming of Spring? The process of gardening.
LAURA BELIN
Laura polls her readers on the reporting they would like to see in her Substack column. Weigh in while you can:
ROBERT LEONARD
Our columnist in southern Iowa unearthed a controversy brewing in a Pella Farmer’s Market.
WINI MORANVILLE
Our new food writer (new to us but familiar to many) interviews a chef about providing upscale cuisine and asks if Des Moines is ready for $7.50 tacos. Based on her report, it sounds worth trying.
BARRY PIATT
Our Washington correspondent remembers Iowa historian Fred Schwengel.
NIK HEFTMAN
Black-owned businesses in Iowa are the focus of Nik Heftman’s column. This week, he features a hairstylist on a mission to make young women care about their hair. Heftman is a writer/producer for CBS News, and his Substack column uses video to tell stories.
FERN AND JOE
Fern and Joe make coming down with Covid funny.
PAT KINNEY
Christie Vilsack will christen a new USS Iowa submarine this month.
JOHN NAUGHTON
MACEY SPENSLEY
KURT MEYER
JANE NGUYEN
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