Flattening the Curve
When I was at another institution in another job, I worked with a great group of scientists that studied coronaviruses. Secretly, I think we...
Cancer and Farming: A Personal Inquiry
In the evening of April 13, 2006, my hometown, Iowa City, Iowa, got hit with a major tornado. It uprooted trees, overturned cars and...
If I Had a Crystal Ball…
As those of you who read RHQ know, I am want from time to time to drive the roadways of West Texas. I call...
‘Faith is an Island’
Imagine practicing in a rural area. Things are going along relatively smoothly, with the joys of day-to-day practice outweighing the challenges. Then suddenly, your...
Food Insecurity and Rural America
Rural America produces most of the food in the United States, yet, remarkably, rural Americans struggle with food insecurity more than their urban counterparts....