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I grew up in a white, middle class family in a predominantly white, suburban Midwest town. Almost every evening, my …
My dear mother saw the trials of the human existence through rose-colored glasses and a matching vocabulary. In her world, …
What’s the nicest thing you can give on Mother’s Day? Answer: A week off – a week away from alarm …
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For most of our childhood in the Midwest, the Iowa we called home was a swing state proud of its …
May is Mental Health Month and the theme designated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) this year is …
There is a huge need for more farmers, as Iowa’s population is aging and a tremendous farmland transition is taking …
Dear fellow Johnson County residents, On Thursday, Johnson County will determine the fate of small farmers. The county currently defines …
While attending the League of Women Voters forum for Johnson County supervisor candidates I kept hearing the two incumbents express …
Driving up and down First Avenue for the first time in 50 years, I was a stranger in a strange …
Recently, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed its harmful version of the farm bill, which governs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
Tariffs have been at the top of the news cycle lately, and now one has landed on our very own …
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