by admin | Aug 21, 2009 | Human Interest
Governor Chet Culver will posthumously give the state’s highest citizen honor to an Iowa artist whose "American Gothic" painting is both well-known and often parodied. Grant Wood was born in Anamosa, grew up in Cedar Rapids and lived in Iowa City until...
by admin | Jul 25, 2009 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
A new sculpture on the capitol complex in Des Moines west of the judicial building will highlight an early legal decision in the state. Robert Bailey of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services describes the sculpture. He says it’s called “Shattering...
by admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Education
Three Iowa educators just returned from an eight-day whirlwind tour of the world’s most populous nation, China. Lyle Schwartz, superintendent of the South Hamilton Community Schools in Jewell, explains the goals of the trip. Schwartz says, "To explore the...
by admin | Jul 16, 2009 | Education, Human Interest
As thousands of bicyclists challenge their bodies with the statewide bike ride starting this weekend, they’ll also be able to expand their brains and learn about Iowa’s distant past. Lynn Alex, at the state archaeologist’s office, says members of...
by admin | Jul 14, 2009 | Human Interest
A small central Iowa town will be one of a handful of American cities highlighted in a Spanish documentary. Eloy Parra, a filmmaker from Madrid, Spain, says he put "Madrid" in a weather site to get the forecast one day and was surprised to see so many other...
