Iowa History
Back When Iowa Had The Only Deer Farm in the West
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In some ways John W. Griggs was a typical Iowa farmer. But in 1909 a New York City newspaper described Griggs’ Iowa operation as the “only deer farm run for profit.”
Iowa History
New Ideas From Iowa Get Big Military Test in 1870
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A group of soldiers gathered at an artillery field on the grounds of Fort Monroe, Virginia, on Monday, Feb. 7, 1870. The U.S. government had authorized the Army to carry out the testing of a new product designed by an Iowa man.
Iowa Legislature
Podcast: Republicans Forge Ahead With Agenda In Iowa Legislature
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Republicans, armed with firm control of the House, Senate and governor’s office, came to the Statehouse in January with several bills that Democrats could block when they controlled the Senate in the last legislative session.
Iowa History
Stagecoach Robbers In Iowa Didn’t Stop With One Hold-Up 150 Years Ago
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As the coach rounded the bridge at Walnut Creek, nine miles west of Centerville, the passenger on the driver’s box pulled out a revolver and jabbed it into the left breast of drive F.J. Leach. Here’s the rest of the story.
Government & Politics
Utah Gives Dying Children a Choice
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Two years ago the Utah legislature authorized use of do-not-resuscitate orders for terminally ill children after discharge from the hospital.
The new directives operate on the same model as those for adults, with the additional requirement that two doctors sign for them instead of one.
Despite that added requirement, the law still gives parents of terminally ill children in Utah a choice. It’s a choice that Iowa parent Diane Wiederholt, whose 13-year-old daughter Maggie died this past February after a lengthy illness, thinks Iowans should have.