Bob Collins‘The farmer wave is a cultural institution woven into the very fabric of ‘Iowa nice’ that helps rural and small-town folk casually remind each other that they really do care,’ a columnist writes. Read more →
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Tag: Iowa
People who think the justice system doesn’t take the death of pedestrians at the hands of distracted drivers seriously enough have another piece of evidence to support their claim.
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Maybe if workers at a hog processing plant were white, Mason City, Iowa would have embraced a plan that would have brought close to 2,000 jobs to the city, an official with the company proposing the plant is suggesting.
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Like our neighbor to our east, our neighbor to our south has said if Syrians end up in the state, it will not provide any help with housing or services. Read more →
Vivian Boyack, 91, and Alice Dubes, 90, got married on Saturday. Read more →
Next week, Monday specifically, those of us who want just one more game of catch with our fathers will pause to mark the 25th anniversary of the release of the film, Field of Dreams. Read more →