An amazing number of things had to happen in the distant past for each of us to exist. I learned that from “Finding Your Roots,” Henry Louis Gates’ public television show that traces the genealogy …
My friend K.C. was at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, lying on his back …
It’s time Iowans rediscover Alexander von Humboldt.
Yes, that Humboldt – the Prussian polymath who was friends with Thomas Jefferson and Simón Bolívar; the guy for whom a north Iowa county and city are named. …
A new pub in my west-side neighborhood is a sign that recent renovations are nearing an end at Wesley Acres, the 76-year-old retirement community at 3520 Grand Ave.
An official ribbon-cutting takes place June 29 …
Fiona, our white cat, is going blind.
Or at least she was for a few days.
Fiona is a purebred Scottish fold. We acquired her late in life; late for both her and us.
She’s …
A few years after Amy and I moved into our home on the west side of Des Moines, a memorable event occurred.
On March 7, 1980, the Commodore Hotel, a stately, six-story building at 3440 …
My friend K.C. was in the northeast corner of the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park admiring artist Ugo Rondinone’s Moonrise sculptures, which are two oversized heads with ridiculous expressions.
The pair are among a …
If you read one book about Iowa this year, read “The Swine Republic: Iowa’s Struggle With the Truth About Its Polluted Water and Agriculture” by Chris Jones, a hydrology expert who retires from the University …
Venture capitalist John Pappajohn, who died April 22, was a Renaissance man, whose achievements in business, finance, science, medicine, art and philanthropy are an immigrantsuccess story.
Born in Greece in …
Terry Branstad faced a tough decision in January 1983, his first month as governor of Iowa.
Four days before he was sworn in, out-going Gov. Bob Ray, a fellow Republican, had asked state officials …
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