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We could all really use some good news. Unfortunately, this is Election Day 2016. I hate to be Mr. Gloomy, …
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I couldn’t make it to Gov. Terry Branstad’s Republican pep rally in Marion last week. Lucky for me, The Gazette’s …
My column a couple of weeks ago on school lunch policies generated a lot of responses. Hot lunch, apparently, is …
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