Madrid Iowa Orchard Owners Stand Against a Counterfeit Prophecy for Two Thousand Twenty Six

things.

At noon, the parking lot of the Madrid community center was crowded with pickup trucks and local sedans, all of them parked in neat rows under the high mercury lights.

Mayor Arthur was standing near the double glass doors, wearing his usual bright blue suit and talking to three members of the town council who were holding clipboards.

I walked continue reading …