The Culture Edit: Aug. 31 Bruce Miller Aug 26, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forty-some years ago, the Miss America Pageant was a big deal.kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qmr@?D:56C65 2 G242E:@? D62D@? 6IE6?56C[ :E H2D 2 H2J 7@C pE=2?E:4 r:EJ E@ <66A E96 42D:?@D 3FDJ @?6 >@C6 H66< @7 E96 J62C]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qmq642FD6 E96C6 H6C6 @?=J E9C66 E6=6G:D:@? ?6EH@C<D 324< E96?[ E96 A2862?E H2D “6G6?E” E6=6G:D:@?] (9@=6 72>:=:6D H@F=5 D:E 2?5 H2E49] $@>6 C2? E96:C @H? A@@=D E@ A:4< 2 H:??6C 2?5[ 7C66=J[ =6E E96 D?:56 C6>2C<D 7=J] k^Am kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm!:4< 2 J62C[ 2?5 E9@D6 H2E496CD 4@F=5 AC@323=J E6== J@F E96 ?2>6 @7 E96 H:??6C] p7E6C '2?6DD2 (:==:2>D’ C6:8? :? `hgc[ E9:?8D DE2CE65 E@ 8@ D@FE9 7@C E96 A2862?E] r23=6 4FE :?E@ E96 D9@H’D 2F5:6?46[ 3C@2542DED EFC?65 E@ 2 ?@?\q:8 %9C66 ?6EH@C<[ 2?5 E96 DH:>DF:E 4@>A6E:E:@? 3642>6 2? “24E:G6\H62C” E9:?8] k^Am People are also reading… Is Iowa losing its religion? Church closures mount in rural communities Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region AJ Pritchard wins over Shirley Ballas on ‘DWTS: The Next Pro’ Iowa State lineman explains woodworking hobby, custom locker Nebraska lights up ‘Lanterns,’ a new TV Western As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming Climate change reshaping daily life in Europe’s hottest town Mafia link feared in Sicilian grand master theft 5 fast facts on new Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers Area’s first 7 Brew coffee shop officially opens Monday in Cedar Falls ABC says Trump intimidation forced programming changes Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes journalists Iowa State's Killyan Toure has surgery, out until January kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm%@52J[ E96 4@?E6DE DE:== 6>3C246D “D49@=2CD9:A” 5@==2CD 2?5 D6CG6D 2D 2 =2F?49:?8 A25 7@C A6C7@C>:?8 42C66CD] }:<<: }@G2< 2?5 q:==J v:=>2? 9@DE65 =2DE J62C’D 4@>A6E:E:@?] qFE[ 2D J6E[ 9@DED 92G6?’E 366? ?2>65 7@C a_af] %96 hhkDFAmE9k^DFAm :E6C2E:@? :D D4965F=65 $6AE] e :? (6DE !2=> q6249[ u=2] W$@CCJ[ pE=2?E:4 r:EJ]X r2DD:6 s@?682? H:== 4C@H? 96C DF446DD@C WC6>6>36C E92E ?2>6 7@C 7FEFC6 FD6X]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm%H6?EJ @7 E96 4@?E6DE2?ED H:== 52?46 2D E96:C E2=6?E W@?6 5@6D <2C2E6Xj D6G6C2= 92G6 366? :? 4@>A6E:?8 A2862?EDj @?6 :D 2 7@C>6C #@4<6EE6] k^Am kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=QmxD :E 2D DE6==2C 2D :E @?46 H2Dn }@] tG6? :?D:56CD H:== E6== J@F 2D >F49] }@H D66? @? 2 DEC62>:?8 @FE=6E[ :E’D 2 E9C@H324< E@ H96? ;F58:?8 @?6’D =@@<D H2D 2446AE23=6 2?5 2?DH6C:?8 BF6DE:@?D :?E6==:86?E=J H2D D:>A=J 2 3@?FD]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm%96 A2862?E 5:DA6?D65 H:E9 “%96C6 $96 xD” 2D :ED 4C@H?:?8 D@?8 2?5 5@6D?’E 92G6 @?6 @7 E9@D6 AC@5F4E:@? ?F>36CD E92E H@F=5 =6E J@F A:4< @FE C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D H9@ 5:5?’E >2<6 E96 7:?2= 4FE] %96C6’D DE:== 2 A2C256 @7 4@?E6DE2?ED[ 2?5 E96 s:DEC:4E @7 r@=F>3:2 2?5 !F6CE@ #:4@ 2C6 :?4=F565[ D@ da 2C6 :? E96 9F?E]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm{@@< @? *@F%F36 $6AE] e[ 2?5 D66 :7 J@F 42? 7:?5 E96 A2862?E] xE’D DE:== 7F?] p?5 H96? E96 4FCC6?E E:E=69@=56C C64@F?ED 96C J62C[ J@F’== AC@323=J C6>6>36C H96? @?6 @7 96C AC65646DD@CD G:D:E65 2 $62CD @C 2 yr!6??6J DE@C6 ?62C J@F]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm#6>6>36C E96 =2DE H:??6C’D ?2>6n %92?< J@F 7@C J@FC D6CG:46[ r2DD:6 s@?682?]k^Am Bruce Miller, former editor of the Sioux City Journal, has covered entertainment for more than 40 years. 0 Comments Bruce Miller Entertainment writer Author email Follow Bruce Miller Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Most Popular Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash A 75-year-old woman died and two other people were seriously injured Friday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 30 in western Iowa. Is Iowa losing its religion? Church closures mount in rural communities Crawford County saw a 27.4% reduction in church membership after a decade, according to religion census data compiled by the Des Moines Register. One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses WHO-TV's weather team, with Jeriann Ritter in center front, Jason Parkin right rear. (Photo courtesy of WHO-TV) Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region As summer heat continues across much of the country, many people are already wondering what kind of winter is ahead. AJ Pritchard wins over Shirley Ballas on ‘DWTS: The Next Pro’ Shirley Ballas finally got on the AJ Pritchard train, calling his latest performance “miraculous.”
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Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash A 75-year-old woman died and two other people were seriously injured Friday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 30 in western Iowa.
Is Iowa losing its religion? Church closures mount in rural communities Crawford County saw a 27.4% reduction in church membership after a decade, according to religion census data compiled by the Des Moines Register.
One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses WHO-TV's weather team, with Jeriann Ritter in center front, Jason Parkin right rear. (Photo courtesy of WHO-TV)
Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region As summer heat continues across much of the country, many people are already wondering what kind of winter is ahead.
AJ Pritchard wins over Shirley Ballas on ‘DWTS: The Next Pro’ Shirley Ballas finally got on the AJ Pritchard train, calling his latest performance “miraculous.”
