From the Archives: Driving Through Iowa

Sometimes life makes it impossible to write blog posts on a dependable basis.  This is one of the those times.  For the next little while, I’m going to run pieces from years past.  I hope you enjoy them, and I’ll be back as soon as I can. Next up, a post from October, 2017: ***********************…

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Driving Through Iowa

The state of Iowa offers the road-tripper princely rest stops, complete with grand historical markers. For instance, the rest stop near Iowa City–home to the University of Iowa , the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, and the legendary Prairies Lights bookstore–is dedicated to the history of education in Iowa. I was delighted with the bookish decorations, which…

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