Iowa Writers 'Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers. Buggyland will never be Buggyland again. The New Order Amish bishop has lifted the ban on bicycles and a wave of motion has washed over ...

ANDREW, Iowa (AP) -- Homes in Jackson County are starting to look different as the Amish move away. Where buggies once dotted the front yards, farm trucks now line the driveways. And, electricity has ...

MILO — The stand is set up, the fry pies have been put out and now, shortly after 7 a.m. on RAGBRAI’s Day 4, Katie Gingrich has a question. “How hot is it supposed to be?” she asks, an important ...

I drove down the blacktop road, my car filled with lively Amish children, nine-year-old Leah in the front seat with three little boys — 4, 5, and 6 – in the back. I had everyone strapped in, the seat ...