Beer and Water for 40 Days

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Easter Sunday meant J. Wilson was finally allowed to ingest something other than beer and water. Cheers?

The Enduring Face of a Small Town

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Photographer Peter Feldstein compiled this portrait of Oxford, Iowa, pop. 693, in 1984. He returned 20 years later and, with the help of journalist Stephen Bloom, turned the town’s stories into a book.

Boys Who Won’t Fight Girls: Gentlemanly or Sexist?

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Cassy Herkelman is one of the first girls to ever qualify for the Iowa State wrestling tournament. Why did her male opponent forfeit the match?

Your Inspirational Videos of the Day

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In honor of Hawaii legalizing same-sex civil unions, watch an Iowa grandma and a Mormon mother defend gay marriage.

Ding, Dong, Iowa’s Anti-Gay Religious Conscience Protection Act Is Dead

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Rejoice!

A Modern-Day Jim Crow for Gays

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In a face-palm moment for equality, a new bill up for vote in Iowa would allow businesses to refuse jobs, housing, goods, and services to same-sex couples.

We Need This Civil-Union-Defending 19-Year-Old Iowan in Public Office

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“We’re Iowans. We don’t expect anyone to solve our problems for us. We’ll fight our own battles. We just hope for equal and fair treatment from our government.”