Freelance journalist with a gardening obsession. Writes about health, science and environment for a living.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Joined May 2009
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Only hours old, and already meeting her extended family. That includes you!
Meet Chili, a tiny wild-born calf. Her mother, Chyulu, is an orphan we rescued, raised and rewilded, and she brought her newborn to our Ithumba Unit to meet the people who raised her.
Chili is the 96th calf born to our ex-orphans that we know of! This is what your support makes possible. Thank you for being part of Chili’s story, and ours: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
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After tea, in the fade-light, Old Fox walked to the sheep church on the Downs. It was dark, lit by a single oil lamp & deserted but for an elderly hare in the front pew. He was wiping tears away.
It's all so hard, he said.
I know, said Old Fox & went to sit with him.
Supervisors in Linn County, #Iowa, push back on a proposed gas-fired power plant and the #datacenters for which it would be built. homegrowniowan.com/linn-coun…
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Round 1 in rezoning battle over #Alliant power plant in #Iowa goes to grassroots group: homegrowniowan.com/save-morg…
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Record town hall turnout for #Iowa gubernatorial candidate @RobSandIA in #CedarRapids. Photos: homegrowniowan.com/record-ca…
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Harvard kids singing Radiohead’s “Creep.”
This could have gone very wrong.
Then the lead singer opens his mouth.
The Harvard Veritones have won at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella — the real-world competition that inspired Pitch Perfect.
Turn the sound on for this one.
Cindy Hadish retweeted
One of the top ten performances in history, and all she does is stand there and sing—no dancers, no nose rings, no wild gimmicks, no auto-tune.
Cindy Hadish retweeted
“He wants to own what he cannot tame.”
🟥 WOW... 🇬🇱🇩🇰
The lyrics of this new “Greenland Defense Front” video. 👌🏼
Just - WOW.
‘Epic’ doesn’t even begin to describe it.
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The Elderly Squirrel had made a plan. In the mornings, he decided, he would walk to the village square & back. Not awfully far, but far enough.
And he would make sure he had a proper conversation with someone too, Old Fox or the Doctor or Mrs Evans.
I can do this, he told himself firmly on the first day as he went to find his walking stick and his leather coin-purse. I can do this.
Known for "American Gothic" #artist Grant Wood also created a remarkable stained glass window @CityofCRiowa to honor #veterans, now the subject of an upcoming documentary: homegrowniowan.com/piecing-h… #Iowa #history #art
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For those of you looking for an uplifting #Christmas story, this lost teddy bear found its way home to a young "heart warrior" thanks to employees of a store in #CedarRapids #Iowa❤️homegrowniowan.com/lost-tedd… #Christmas2025 #heartdisease
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#Immigrant owned grocery store opens near long-vacant Hy-Vee in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/grocery-s…
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A family legacy continues @CityofCRiowa as a piece of #history is restored.❤️homegrowniowan.com/legacy-co… #CedarRapids #Iowa #Czech
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New business in #historic #Czech Village building in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/new-busin…
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School board in #CedarRapids #Iowa loses #diversity, outgoing VP notes. homegrowniowan.com/cedar-rap… #School
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Neighborhood playground disappearing near new #casino in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/neighborh…
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