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The only thing to fear is fear itself. Man that is a genius quote. You’ve heard it, right? It’s from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural…

  Hi friends! I was contacted recently by Erin Bunce, the business services and social media intern at the Iowa Secretary of State’s office in…

The Push/Pull of Parenthood It never fails. Roxie leaves with her (usually) brushed hair floating behind her, mismatched socks on under her “rock & roll”…

This morning, Roxie (totally out of the blue) asks, “Daddy, will you please help me clean up my desk?” It certainly wasn’t by example –…

March 1, 2016. An Inspire(d) Manifesto (of sorts): Inspire(d) Media started officially in October of 2007, but the idea was planted in my head long…

Story and photos by Aryn Henning NicholsOriginally published in the Winter 2011-12 issue of Inspire(d) Gung hay fat choy is something you may have heard…

Happy New Year! Wow, we feel lucky to be able to do what we do here in the Driftless Region. 2015 was a good one…

It’s that time of year – and as much as the merits and drawbacks of Daylight Savings Time have been discussed, it’s still here. Which means…

By Aryn Henning Nichols I’m standing at the edge of a steep single-track slope – c’mon, let’s be honest: it’s a cliff – with a…

Fall seems like a good time for doing things. Days are still long, the weather is good and opportunities (necessities?) abound for fun, exercise, and…

One of the true signs of summer in the Midwest is Fair Season – and the 2015 Winneshiek County Fair is, literally, right around the…

Some days (days like today, when you get 10 inches of snow in the middle of an early spring), it’s hard to feel upbeat about…