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An Immigration Success Story in the Heartland
Iowa Opinion Midwest Opinion U.S. Opinion

November 5, 2025November 4, 20254 min read DM

An Immigration Success Story in the Heartland

As ICE raids terrorize communities large and small, Americans should take a lesson from this Iowa town: We’re stronger when everyone is free to participate

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An Immigration Success Story in the Heartland
Iowa Opinion Midwest Opinion U.S. Opinion

November 5, 2025November 4, 20254 min read DM

An Immigration Success Story in the Heartland

As ICE raids terrorize communities large and small, Americans should take a lesson from this Iowa town: We’re stronger when everyone is free to participate

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American entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, Gene Beach, immigrants, immigration-policy, Iowa, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, jobs, Larry Ginter, latino, Maria Gonzalez, Marshalltown, midwest, NPR, Rural Policy Action Report, sales tax revenue, sales tax revenue decline, windstormLeave a Comment on An Immigration Success Story in the Heartland
Democracy Begins Where We Live
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November 4, 2025November 4, 20254 min read DM

Democracy Begins Where We Live

Whether we’re facing flooding, AI disruption, or authoritarianism, it will be the people around us who get us through. By Kate Hess Pace On a beautiful

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A Car Story, A Cruising Camaro and Canines
Local Opinion

February 19, 2025February 19, 20252 min read wcmnews

A Car Story, A Cruising Camaro and Canines

Kirk Cramer, Guest Columnist In my previous installment, I wrote about my 1968 Convertible Camaro that was totaled out in the 2018 flood in Des

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Iowa Opinion

November 25, 20245 min read DM

What Kind of Revolution is In Store for America?

The balance of power may be in for a shift by Dave Nagle, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 21, 2024 It is always a good day

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Reading Between the Lines
Etc Opinion

June 27, 20244 min read dlhzzz16

Reading Between the Lines

It's been 29 years since Jodi Huisentruit, a news anchor from Mason City, vanished. Her disappearance on June 27th, 1995, remains one of Iowa's most

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“Off the Beaten Path”
Etc Opinion

June 19, 20243 min read dlhzzz16

“Off the Beaten Path”

On our most recent road trip, my family decided to stop in Columbus Junction, which is located on the Iowa River in southeastern Iowa.  

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The Idyllic Life
Etc Opinion

June 12, 20243 min read dlhzzz16

The Idyllic Life

I’m in a season of simplifying my life. With the first year of grief under my belt, I know that my life, as it was

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Reading Between the Lines
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June 12, 20246 min read dlhzzz16

Reading Between the Lines

My family and I take our Summer trip early in the season, on Memorial Day weekend. We started doing it this way for various reasons,

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Etc Opinion

June 4, 20244 min read dlhzzz16

The Idyllic Life

As I write this week’s effort, I am two days shy of the first anniversary of my husband’s death. To commemorate the occasion, I want

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