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The Confederacy Of The Humbled
As we age, and realize life doesn’t always turn the way wish it, that randomness and luck are hidden handmaidens of our own fates, our intentional small…
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A good-news story about newspapers
Small-town editor out in Denison, Iowa at traditional newspaper — so he joins the Spanish newspaper as it expands coverage of historic, emerging…
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10 walks in a lifetime with my progressive mom
Bugs Bunny broke the news. Not the cartoon, but this wonderful plastic transistor radio shaped like the silly rabbit. No trick for this kid. That radio…
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A good-news story about newspapers
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10 walks in a lifetime with my progressive mom
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‘Everything goes my way’ – the wonderful political life of Kim Reynolds
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Iowa’s silent majority about to speak for Mike Franken
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Suicidal thoughts, resilience in a small-town Iowa newspaper’s fierce last stand
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Council Bluffs' Turek in conversation as state's 'next Tom Harkin'
Paralympic Gold Medal winner climbed and crawled to 6-vote Statehouse win in a politically red, and stubbornly hilly, city in Western Iowa
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Biden, Trump runs open intriguing wagering opportunities on political markets
'Stock' in other candidates now at bargain-basement prices
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Rep. Ro Khanna Headlines Launch Of Google/DMACC Partnership
(Editor’s Note: ce first appeared in Iowa Starting Line.) Nearly 200 students, including many in rural and underserved communities, are on a fast path…
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Workplace law changes would make for lost, dangerous Iowa childhoods, Council Bluffs labor leaders, parents, say
COUNCIL BLUFFS Labor leaders, parents and Council Bluffs community members say proposed radical changes to Iowa's child-labor laws would redefine what…
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A dangerous consequence of public-notice bill: Iowans won't know what they don't know
What separates average-to-good Iowa towns from thriving ones, former Governor Terry Branstad often said, is the presence of locally owned banks and a…
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Obama Presidential Center should establish Iowa satellite branch, celebrating caucuses, spotlighting rural life
Hawaii is Barry Obama’s home state, Illinois is Senator Barack Obama’s home state, but Iowa is President Obama’s home state. One of the last questions I…
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Fearless Storm Lake, Iowa high schoolers launch mental-health podcast with emphasis on Latinos
STORM LAKE, Iowa With skyrocketing mental-heath concerns devastating a generation of Americans, two Storm Lake (Iowa) High School girls are fighting…
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