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Cornfields, Lost Children, and Community Action
The Wausau Daily Herald and Fox News report that “…a missing 3-year-old boy has been […]
Young, Enthusiastic, and Focused
Two ISU Students Join the CAST Staff–Ellen Jasper and Mikayla Dolch (scroll down) By the […]
Manly Men, Fertile Women, and Weird Town Names
If Shakespeare could have Juliet wondering “what’s in a name?” then surely the residents of […]
Ode to the Harvest–a Ritual Revisited
The September moon waxes as it arches across the sky, and its beams light up […]
The Yellow School Bus Revisited–Social Media with a Whiff of Gravel Dust and Exhaust Fumes
The classic yellow buses are making the rounds as kids get back into the school […]
A Labor Day Parade, 40 Horses, and a Determined Man
During my boyhood, Zearing’s welcome sign boasted a population of 511, but the town swelled […]
Rushing into Ag/Ed in a Major Way
These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of changes as I start my junior […]
Bridges of Madison County–the Pokémon Version
Easy for me to dismiss the Pokémon phenomena–when we were kids on the farm, we […]
Where Buffalo Roam and Pokemon Creatures Wilt
Note: August 15 is National Relaxation Day, and this site provides five pertinent links. But […]
Grandma Surfed But Couldn’t Milk a Cow
The modern concept of the family farm depends on statistics, perceptions, and definitions. Some say only […]