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War-torn beginnings to women's empowerment: My journey with Norman Borlaug
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoI was born in the midst of the Indo-Pakistan war in December 1971. Bombs were falling, and my father...
Pine View School student chosen to attend Global Youth Conference
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGAINESVILLE — Twenty high school students were selected to represent Florida for the Global Youth...
Opinion: George Washington Carver’s life is an inspiration for all Iowans
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile often lauded for his development of more than 300 food and commercial products from peanuts,...
How many Texans have won the Nobel Prize? Here is a list.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoThree Texans, including Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in...
Iowa History Month: Moulton’s Nellie V. Walker’s remarkable life on ladders
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNellie Verne Walker (1874-1973) was born at Red Oak in southwest Iowa and grew up in Moulton in...
Hands of our Future: Youth Institute gives AHS students a stake in food security
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 22—Austin High School is taking part in a program it hopes will put the desire and ability for change in the hands of students. Students in Lisa Sanders' AP Human Geography Class are working ...
54 Iowa celebrities include John Wayne, Ashton Kutcher and Miss Piggy. Do you know them all?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTest your knowledge and see just how many famous Iowans you know. The first Iowan in space, the...
Ag innovator celebrated for humanity, wisdom on Iowa's first George Washington Carver Day
Ames Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorge Washington Carver's mission was "to help the farmer and fill the poor man's dinner pail." His...