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Hal and Joan tick one off the bucket list—embarking on an adventure to capture some remote Alaskan magic on camera.

Alaska’s Auroras: Hunting the Northern Lights in America’s Last Wilderness I went to college at Penn State with a group of guys from Philadelphia, all survivors of an inner-city high school. My lust for adventure started early, and Penn State was my first big adventure. Not long after arriving, one of our group had the chance to go on a research project to the Brooks…

Sometimes a squeezy-soft feline friend is all that's needed for a feliz navidad. And now ... for some dewy-eyed and humorous cat "tails" ...

I Just Cat Help It: Have Yourself a Purry Little Christmas Deep in December’s small hours, I can feel her step softly across the covers, my downy white comforter collapsing with a quiet “puff” under each paw. Like she does every morning at 7:02 a.m., Gertie settles on top of me with half a meow, “Rhhh,” announcing her arrival while surrendering he...

In 2020, one of our publication's delivery guys retired. Enter my new culturally rich monthly adventure ...

Gratitude en Route: Tales from an Iowa Source Delivery Girl I wear many hats as senior editor of The Iowa Source magazine. I am editorial writer, events wrangler, local news herder, proofreading princess, and queen of the classifieds, not to mention the end-of-month invoice slinger. A hearty thanks to our awesome advertisers, who serve as the steady wind wit...