Some things I've learned about Iowa and/ or Cedar Falls:
1) For many folks, faith/ religion is a very public part of their lives (coming from someone who moved from "secular" Madison, WI)
2) While the climate is the same as Madison, it is noticeably susceptible to hot prairie winds
3)
RAGBRAI is a big deal.
4) Having only
3 public universities makes for strong allegiances.
5) Both
public education and
public radio are strongly supported.