There are only 10 people who work there and they are almost all related.

Just because you're from a small town in Iowa doesn't mean you can't compete with much larger, bigger cities. And not that they even meant to 'compete.' They were doing what they thought was right.

The Cullen family lives in Storm Lake, IA. (about 2 1/2 hours north-west of Des Moines) started writing honestly about farm chemicals and the harm they were causing. It's not easy to do when you're surrounded by corn fields in the Midwest.

According to TheGuardian.com,

What an honor for Iowa to have journalists so committed to reporting the facts, even at the loss of advertisers, that they would have the integrity to keep publishing. That's a rare gem in the world of technology and information, where almost anything is for sale. I am grateful to this family for maintaining the truth for the readers and community they serve, no matter how had that may have been.

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