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Most people in Iowa will agree on at least one thing – American politics is completely broken. It’s broken in …
As a fifth-generation farmer from Mingo, I understand the vital role Iowa’s small towns and farming communities play in our …
For a small-town Iowa farm kid, serving as Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture is an absolute honor, but a responsibility I …
I would first like to say ‘thank you” to everyone who has voted for me to be county treasurer for …
My name is Denise Sotelo Westerhoff, and I am a candidate for Linn County Treasurer in 2018. I retired from …
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For an organization devoted to preserving and sharing the stories of the past, The History Center spends quite a lot …
We are in to the sweet blue sadness that is autumn and the walnut trees in the deep hollow behind …
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