Iowa, Derecho, 2020
A poem by Tara Labovich.
Derby Season is Almost Over
The thing about derby fans and derby drivers and derby organizers is that they are incredibly “in” on the joke, whatever jokes that can be made about them and their chosen vocation.
The Real Field of Dreams
That tiny patch of Iowa might well have been returned to corn production when the movie makers left town, but was not. It was preserved, haltingly at first, with nothing more than a rusted coffee can nailed to a post to solicit preservation donations, and now has become an industry, a revenue stream for both Iowa and big league baseball.
Detasseling Corn – Less Fun Than it Sounds
Detasseling is a "Rite of Passage" Promising "Fun, Freedom & Money"
Life After the Derecho
In eastern Iowa, we’re a long way from recovery.
Caucus Night
"We went last night to stand and/be counted at the high school/gymnasium."
Is the Mississippi River Ready for Climate Change?
Decades beyond its intended lifespan, the river’s shipping infrastructure faces an uncertain future.
Sentencing the Old Iowa State Penitentiary
Once the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi, the facility is now empty, falling apart, and waiting for its next chapter.