Unsurprisingly, it seems returning from Thanksgiving beckons the coldest air to waif across the area. This year was no different, and as I went to class Monday morning in my new H&M parka with a fur-lined...

As you read this, I'm probably deep in the heart of Iowa's grassy brown fields, bustling down Interstate 35W to get to my Thanksgiving destination. But I got to thinking how I've always wanted to discuss...