| 1 | It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. | |
| 2 | It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. | |
| 3 | She looked as American as anyone I might have passed in the streets of Des Moines or Denver. | |
| 4 | When officials in Des Moines at work on that city's new master plan read of the bridge, they, too, contacted Sand. | |
| 5 | It's the same story in cities and suburbs across the country, from Chicago to Raleigh to Des Moines. |