Norman Borlaug, the Cresco farm boy who fed the world
Every Iowa farm kid should know Norman Borlaug’s name.
People & Profiles
People in Clarion and Wright County, and the national figures Iowans are talking about.
Tim Cook, the operations man who followed Steve Jobs
When Steve Jobs stepped down in 2011, many people doubted anyone could run Apple. Tim Cook has done it for more than a decade.
MrBeast and the business of giving things away
Ask a seventh grader in Clarion who the most famous person in the world is, and there’s a good chance the answer is MrBeast.
Kim Reynolds, the governor from Osceola, steps toward the exit
Kim Reynolds announced in April 2025 that she would not run for a third full term as Iowa governor, ending a run that started when she took over from…
Chuck Grassley, the farmer who never stopped going home
Chuck Grassley has been in the U.S. Senate since 1981, and he still visits all 99 Iowa counties every year. He has done it every year since 1981. Wright…
Caitlin Clark, from West Des Moines to the WNBA
Caitlin Clark grew up in West Des Moines, played at Dowling Catholic and stayed home for college at the University of Iowa. By the time she left, she was…
Warren Buffett hands off Berkshire after six decades
Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025, handing the job to Greg Abel. He announced the plan at the company’s annual…
Jensen Huang and the chips behind the AI boom
A few years ago, most people in Iowa had never heard of Nvidia. Now its chips are behind the data centers going up near Des Moines and Council Bluffs.
Elon Musk, the businessman everyone has an opinion about
Few business figures get talked about at a Main Street coffee counter the way Elon Musk does.
Trump’s second term and the farm vote that put him there
Donald Trump carried Wright County comfortably in all three of his presidential runs, and in 2024 he won Iowa by about 13 points, his best showing in the…