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An aging Black man came to my home during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. He was a jack …
Amidst the swirling controversy over a recommendation by a state committee to scrap more than 100 Iowa boards and commissions …
As an Iowa farmer, I’ve seen how the government can work for the people — and against them. Today, there …
Let me begin with an admission. I have not always been straight. A teacher in the fourth grade said to …
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In college, I worked as a security guard at a window factory. The job was to make rounds ensuring there …
Every November for more than three decades the sweet ghost of my mother pays me a visit. She took leave …
Marion depot celebrates 135 years
Marion depot celebrates 135 years
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How exhilarating to read of the pilot solar farm at ISU (“Crops and solar intersect as Iowa’s first agrivoltaics project …
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