What Every Iowan Must Read!

"Keeping Iowa's Young Folks at Home After They've Seen Minnesota." Read it before the seven days are up! This article was the most emailed today on the New York Times online. I think it hits the nail on the head--what do you think? Of course, the main problem with Iowa is that it lacks a major metropolitan area. But I would hate to see a string of suburbs across the state's midsection. Actually, there are a few reasons I think Des Moines might take off in the next ten years, but I don't have time to detail them now. To be continued . . .

Downtown Iowa City on the nicest day of February.