The Call

Reid Forgrave (via Chi Trib): GRINNELL, Iowa - Drive up the gravel road to Chris Gaunt's farmstead and you'll be met with the sights and sounds of a typical Iowa hog farm.

You'll hear 1,200 hogs oinking in an adjacent building. You'll see a sign outside her door: "Three Little Pigs Welcome You to the Gaunt Farm." You'll see a door mat that reads "Pig Crossing" and dozens of pink stuffed pigs throughout her house.

But soon you'll learn that Gaunt is anything but a typical Iowa farm wife.

A hint lies in a folded-up piece of paper in her hand.

"HABEAS CORPUS PETITION," it reads. "This habeas corpus petition is filed on behalf of a prisoner who is being held illegally and unjustly in military custody at Guantanamo Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba by the government of the United States."

It's the reason why last week, in a Washington, D.C., courtroom, this 51-year-old grandmother and part-time employee at the Grinnell College library will stand trial for the way she protests her government.