Volume I, Issue 1

The inaugural issue, Spring 2015
This inaugural issue was the last to transition to our static platform during the Fall 2022 term. Its full content is also available for download as a single PDF using the link provided above.

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  • editor's note
Editorial Staff 

by Rootstalk

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  • publisher's note
Publisher’s Note 

by Jon Andelson

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  • memoir
Prairie Home 

by Thomas Dean

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  • interview
An Interview: David Ottenstein 

David Ottenstein interviewed by Linda Omaña

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  • closeup
Closeup: Tony Crowley 

by Rootstalk

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  • essay
Where is Industrial Agriculture Taking Rural Iowa? 

by John Ikerd

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  • memoir
Belltower Triptych Part I: Ding Dong 

by Mary Swander

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  • essay
Traditional Lakota Governance 

by Craig Howe and Abe Katz

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  • essay
How Should Iowa’s Agricultural Landscape Look? 

by Drake Larsen, Dr. Lisa Schulte and Dr. John Tyndall

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  • memoir
Belltower Triptych Part II: Which Way the Wind Blows 

by Mary Swander

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  • essay
Iowa’s Bison: Wild Animals in a Domesticated Landscape 

by Kayla Koether

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  • video
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Iowa Ivaluktaktok: A Video 

by Jon Andelson

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  • review
“train” 
from Ella Williams’ album Early Winter Songs from Middle America

by Chloe Williams

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  • essay
The Garbage Man 

by Jason Darrah

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  • essay
Dear Diary, May 30, 2027 

by Pete Ferrell

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  • essay
Taking STEM Seriously in Iowa 

by Kamyar Enshayan

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  • memoir
Belltower Triptych Part III: Birthday Presents 

by Mary Swander

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  • closeup
Closeup: Larry Stone 

by Rootstalk

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  • memoir
The Tie That Binds 

by Howard McDonough