On Oprah Magazine’s new list of “100 Things That Are Getting Better”:
Legalizing gay marriage in 2009 + producing artisanal charcuterie (try La Quercia’s organic prosciutto) + University of Iowa football landing among the top 25 college teams for the fifth time this decade + ranking second on MainStreet.com‘s Happiness Index = one seriously happening Hawkeye State.
That’s an odd set of data points, but then, the whole list is rather eclectic. Iowa ranks just behind “Our reputation around the world,” “The Beatles” and “Undersea exploration” and just ahead of “Surgery,” “Wind power” and “Dental visits.”
I didn’t realize Oprah was on record supporting marriage equality, but good for her. I don’t eat prosciutto, but I’ve heard good things about La Quercia. (Oprah neglected to acknowledge Iowa’s outstanding artisan cheeses.)
Iowa ranked second on MainStreet.com’s Happiness Index because of the 50 states plus Washington, DC, we had the fourth-lowest rate of non-mortgage debt as a percentage of annual income, the fifth-lowest unemployment rate, and the sixteenth-lowest foreclosure rate. Only Nebraska scored better overall.
Now, nobody tell Oprah about our lousy water quality.
4 Comments
Thanks, desmoinesdem, for reading Oprah Magazine
so we don’t have to.
Is that wrong of me to say?
prairiebreezecheeze Wed 27 Jan 7:03 AM
I'm proud to say
that I learned of this from an e-mail blast La Quercia sent out (I’m on some Iowa local foods lists).
In the bad news column, the Gateway Market’s top cheese guy is taking a new job with a Vermont cheese maker. He has been the source for good cheese in the Des Moines area. Let’s hope the other Gateway staff can fill his shoes…
desmoinesdem Wed 27 Jan 8:05 AM
You shop at Gateway?
It’s only a few blocks from my house, but Jesus, those prices? It’s unaffordable. I’m forced to use Dahls.
eltondavis Wed 27 Jan 8:23 AM
just for some things
including cheese and Picket Fence Creamery ice cream.
desmoinesdem Wed 27 Jan 10:41 AM