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Roots of Peace founder wins World Food Prize for reviving farms in former minefields
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHeidi Kühn of California, founder of the nonprofit humanitarian group Roots of Peace, has won the...
Get in an autumn mood with our "On the Shelf" Bonus Books
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Brown in Warm, Black is Bright” by Sarah L. Thomson, illustrated by Keith Mallett (Little, Brown and Company, ages 4 – 8) This is a goosebump-inducing beauty of a book. It takes negative color ...
Samantha Power, Pulitzer winner and USAID administrator, slated as World Food Prize speaker
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSamantha Power, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is slated to be a keynote speaker at the World Food Prize's Borlaug Dialogue next month ...
USAID administrator says climate change is major force behind global food crisis
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFacing the "greatest global food crisis of our lifetimes," countries must find a way to move beyond "lurching from food crisis to food crisis" to finding long-term solutions, even while climate ...
How 'Urgent Optimism' Can Save the World
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCredit - Getty Images I used to think optimists were naive and pessimists were smart. Pessimism seemed like an essential feature of being a scientist:...
54 Iowa celebrities include John Wayne, Ashton Kutcher and Miss Piggy. Do you know them all?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTest your knowledge and see just how many famous Iowans you know. The first Iowan in space, the...
Escape rooms and ax throwing: Des Moines date ideas for couples beyond restaurants or a drink
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTapas and cocktails is a popular date night for good reason. As is dinner and a show. But what...
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...
