Cover Story
The Cannabis Crusade: Could Iowa become the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana?
By Gavin Aronsen
Interview
Jordan Mayland
By Nate Logsdon
Features
Working the System: Systema Makes an Impact in Ames
By Cris Matibag
Yala: An Ames native’s journey in southern Thailand
By Andrew Fowler
Commentary
Don’t Be Naïve about Obama
By Dan Brown
Editorial
Bipartisanship: A Campaign Promise Worth Breaking
Letter to the Editor
In response to “Iowa’s Smoking Ban: One Year Later”
By Herman Quirmbach
DIY
Warming the World
By Kristin Roach
Poetry
I’m a Water Person
By Whitney Ray
Curtains
By Aaron Wiegert
Sports
Brett Favre in Minnesota: Mixed feelings from a Vikings fan in the Twin Cities
By Ricky Fields