High 5 – Ashley DeJong

Photographer: Duane Tinkey “Where do you like to shop?” That’s the question West Des ...

Go Bananas

Writer: Karla Walsh Photographer: Dera Burreson Stylist: Sammy Mila At age 3, standing on ...

After the Storm

With an estimated 14 million acres of crops flattened, more than 8,250 houses destroyed, ...

Firsts on the Food Scene

Above: Iowa’s pioneering humanitarian and agriculture leaders (shown from left) Jessie Field Shambaugh, Herbert ...

Kali White VanBaale Publishes New Book

Writer: Luke Manderfeld Kali White VanBaale is intrigued with the Midwest, so much so ...

Until We Meet Again

Readers, we miss you. Typically, this is the page where we feature photos from ...

Just the Facts

Originally from Virginia, Walter McKusick, national director of Vote Smart based in Des Moines, ...

Here to Help

Iowa Food Bank Association Iowafba.org The association is a collaboration involving food banks and ...

The Hunger Warriors

In college, one of Shelley Buffalo’s friends would bring her cheese sandwiches for breakfast ...

Editor’s Note – Staying Connected

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder” evidently isn’t just a 2,000-year-old adage; recent studies ...