Dane Pelfrey is a former homeless kid, CTO, Hog Calling Champion, and "The Price is Right" contestant. He happily lives in the middle of nowhere, near State Center, Iowa, listening to time ticking by.

It was sometime around 3 a.m. Christmas morning, and the pink pretend kitchen I was helping Santa put together for my almost 2-year-old daughter just wasn’t cooperating. As I remember it now, it was ...

Irvin Rosen’s master craftsmanship of intricate wood designs and carvings can be found throughout the state. Whir. Hum. Tick. Chime. Small clocks, tall clocks, mantel clocks, tiny clocks fill the ...