Food prices continue to rise but farmers aren’t receiving a larger cut of the profits. Who’s making all that money? An Iowa author spoke with Our Quad Cites News via Zoom to explain. Austin Frerick, author of the new book, “Barons: Money, Power and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry,” says that “barons,” a term […]
Last week’s homecoming events at Augustana College included a celebration of my 50th year as a member of the Augustana faculty – something I had not envisioned when I joined
After an impressive 45-year radio career, the velvet-voiced Herb Trix will be retiring Sept. 15, 2023 at age 70. He’s been news director at WVIK, the Augustana-based Quad Cities NPR station, since 1987. “In a lot of ways, Herb Trix is synonymous with WVIK,” Jared Johnson, the station CEO, said Thursday. “It’s going to be […]
From the State Normal School for Women in Harrisonburg, to the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, to Madison College, to James Madison University.