Cornfield sages and pundits from the outside
The author traces a shifting center of “folk wisdom” from Kansas to Iowa, noting reporters’ visits to rural heartland life. He critiques city writers’ condescension and the ready-made narratives about Midwestern authenticity, while highlighting how travel fuels bias and caricature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
mid-America
Kansas
Big City
Iowa
Amtrak
Chicago
Farmer Magazine
Farmer's Almanac
George F. Willis
Iowa Folk Wisdom For Reporters In Election Year
A humorous essay urges Iowa residents to project rustic charm under media scrutiny during elections. It mocks regional stereotypes, outlines lighthearted guidelines for interacting with reporters, and notes the tension between rural speech and journalistic scrutiny. The piece ends with a wink that reporters may exaggerate their own smarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Steve Canyon
Maggie
Jiggs
America
Minnesota
Nebraska
Public Defender Questioned by Linn County Leader
Anthony Scolaro, former Linn County supervisor and district judge, argues for a public defender system to reduce taxpayer costs and end over representation. He recalls prior failed committees and rising court appointed attorney fees from the 1950s to 1970s and questions the list based appointment process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Public Defender’s Office
Anthony Scolaro
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Gazette teaches with news: summer education workshop set
The Gazette invites hundreds of teachers to join the fifth Newspaper in Education Workshop this summer. It runs 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 24 and 25 at the Cedar Rapids Educational Services Center Board Room. Open to all Eastern Iowa teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Educational Services Center
Second Avenue S.W
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lindner
John Haefner
United States
Canada
Evelyn Waterman
Miss Fleming
Stigers
Murrin
Iowa City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cornfield
Mark Yother
Kcck-Fm
Kirkwood Community College
KCRG
Merle Kopel
Supreme Court
G.K. Thompson
Linn
Cedar and Jones Counties
Warren Rees
Judge Rees
District Court
Anthony R. Scolaro
Joy Lindner
Phyllis Fleming
the Gazett
Joan Murrin
Oline Stigers
Edu
Wood Aea
Marycrest College
Grant Wood Aea
NIE
Tualatin, Oregon
LaSalle High School
University of Iowa
Medina
P.O
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!