Posts Tagged Ames Iowa

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston For the new year, I have taken 50+ years off the present, in this column. Set yourself at Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University (then College). If you are in your mid-70s, you could have been there on campus. This time of year, windy and cold. It was a long walk from Beardshear Hall ...

  • The Iowa Straw Poll:  Top-Flight Candidates, Serious Journalism and Us The Iowa Straw Poll: Top-Flight Candidates, Serious Journalism and Us

    In and Out of the Quad-Cities Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall A couple of weekends ago, Iowa enjoyed the international news spotlight. It didn’t matter what channel you tuned into – it was all Iowa all the time. Somehow, the people of Iowa have positioned themselves as the bellweth...