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Times are changing in the workplace. Overall, young people are less eager to join the labor market than previous generations, particularly since COVID shutdowns. Many companies are turning to retired, part-time workers because they say they have a more serious work ethic. Traditional first jobs for

The plan is set to take about 5-10 years.

“It was sort of the gathering place in town,” Rumley’s daughter Kelsey recalled of the Montpelier tavern. “Initially, they wanted it to be a fancier place, but it just became the watering hole for everyone.”

“It was sort of the gathering place in town,” Rumley’s daughter Kelsey recalled of the Montpelier tavern. “Initially, they wanted it to be a fancier place, but it just became the watering hole for everyone.”

Attire and gear may have changed since Guy Pogue, age 12, posed with his bicycle on Lacona’s Main Street in the summer of 1894, but Iowans’ love of bicycling has

Our object is a piece of the façade from the Capitol building, and was harvested during a renovation that took place in 1973. It later was presented to DMCHS in 1979 by the Iowa Historical Department, in recognition of our position as a former capital.

Leo Landis of the State Historical Society of Iowa joins Charity Nebbe to talk about ways people can celebrate Iowa's 175 years of statehood. Later, Des Moines-based filmmaker Hannah Rosalie Wright discusses her career and her upcoming trilogy of short films titled "Daughters."

Host Charity Nebbe talks with a panel of expert readers about Willa Cather's "My Antonia"