By Willa Simmet 2008 On Nov. 13, 2004, during Operation Phantom Fury, considered to be one of the most brutal battles of the Iraqi War,...
By Willa Simmet 2008 Some of the fondest moments of my life involve Iowa’s waterways. The creek that runs through my backyard, Dry Run Creek,...
By Willa Simmet 2008 While many high school students predominantly worry about core classes like math, English and chemistry, junior Charles Widen concentrates on career...
By Willa Simmet 2008 Tonight as I gaze outside of my Ecuadorian window at the stars in the southern hemisphere, I slowly repeat this phrase...
By Willa Simmet 2008 Here we are, three teenagers from Iowa, in the heart of an estimated 100,000 people who have come from across the...
By Willa Simmet 2008 “Lord, I don’t know if we are going to have time for Christmas,” 87-year-old, newlywed Bill Callagan said. “Well, Bill,” I...
By Willa Simmet 2008 It’s dinner time at the Widen household. The menu includes pigs in a blanket, a steaming bowl of homemade creamy potatoes...
By Willa Simmet 2008 Few students can say that they interned at the White House. 2001 CFHS graduate Madeleine Baker not only interned at the...
By Willa Simmet 2008 “Trade me your rubber boots for my basket,” the handsome young Shuar man said to me as we sat together outside...
By Willa Simmet 2008 “I remember it was a Wednesday night,” she said. A very gloomy, cold and grey Wednesday night two months after Alex...