In Iowa column editor muses on roots and Iowa identity
Michael Chevy Castranova reflects on writing for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. He discusses the challenge of making an In Iowa column feel authentic as an outsider, compares Iowa natives to transplants, and contemplates staying to roots in the state.
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Houseboat residents find calm living on Ellis Harbor
Cedar Rapids residents Michelle Thompson and Shawn Cassiday own a two story houseboat on Ellis Boat Harbor with 140 others on the Cedar River. They rent two slips for about 600 dollars yearly and live aboard most of the year enjoying boating water skiing and sunsets.
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