What seemed like a simple repair led us to a historical journey through the life of not just anyone, but a military veteran, a child of immigrants, and the first individual Big Ten champion at the wrestling powerhouse we know as the University of Iowa.

I ran away on my little sister’s birthday. My younger sister Natalie had a party at the local movie theater. There were a lot of screaming kids and Natalie spent most of the time avoiding all the activities in which she was supposed to be the center of attention.

Writer's block. We've all been there. You have an idea, or maybe you don't, but you know something needs to get on the page. You start jotting down lines or typing on your computer and everything that comes out sounds like crud.

As humans, if we are parting and we are sad, then we are truly blessed beyond measure, given far more than we deserve.