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Several Native American tribes hold or have held territory within the lands that are now the state of Iowa. [1][2][3] Iowa, defined by the Missouri River and Big Sioux River on the west and Mississippi River on the east, marks a shift from the Central Plains and the Eastern Woodlands. It fits within the Prairie cultural region; however, this ...
Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...
William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor who is the crossword editor for The New York Times. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993.
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Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle is a twist on crosswords that's just as hard. Brandy Shaul. Updated August 10, 2016 at 7:07 PM. The iTunes description for Crickler 2 states that this take on the ...
Upper Iowa River. Algona. Anamosa – named after the legend of a local Native American girl. Battle Creek – named for a skirmish between Native American tribes near the stream. Camanche, named after the Camanche. Chillicothe. Coon Rapids. Coon Creek. Dakota City.
A book club that reads about sustainability, climate change and environmental justice got tired of feeling helpless and decided to organize the planting of Iowa's first claimed "mini-forest" with ...