On a recent Sunday afternoon, I wandered on down to Chariton in Lucas County, about an hour south of Des Moines, to find some lunch and...

On a recent Sunday afternoon, as I was driving back to West Des Moines from Chariton, I paused for a few minutes to wander around Lucas,...

I grew up in a home that always had an artificial Christmas tree and these days, I am not much of a holiday decorator. Not to mention, I...