The Iowa Legislature declared Christmas as an official state holiday in 1862 — eight years before Congress declared Christmas a federal holiday. Michael Swanger is editor of the Iowa History Journal, which has a cover story in its current issue about how European immigrants brought their Christmas customs to Iowa. “It goes back to even […]
Iowa schools wary of threats involving Cat in the Hat videos
Iowa parents and students are being warned about a disturbing social media trend that features sinister versions of a beloved children’s
