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I used to call my mother a grammar dictator. She is an Iowa native; a place where the predominant way …
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I wanted to know whether Sand has a vision for the state’s biggest, most stubborn water quality issue.
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Maybe it was just a figment of our imagination. After all, we live in Iowa, where Republicans who run the …
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