Mary Bess

Peoples’ stories fascinate me, and journalism is the only career field I’ve found that explores them endlessly.

How else would I meet a Croatian fisherman named Marco Polo on New Zealand’s north island, a leukemia survivor who has inspired hundreds or a proponent of veteran’s benefits who dresses as Uncle Sam at GOP events? Read on for more stories like Uncle Sam’s from the Iowa Caucuses. 

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