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'Very ignorant people' cheerleading demise of family farms in Trump-supporting reaches of rural America
By IRENE LIN
Sep 20
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My Shot
A special kind of patriarchy ruled the 70s
Published on Man-pleasing Recipes • Sep 15
Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Norris asks why flags lowered for Charlie Kirk but not massacred school kids
Senate candidates discuss political violence fallout, their own security considerations
Sep 14 • Douglas Burns
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President Ford's remarkable 1975 day in New Hampshire
By DAVID OMAN
Sep 10
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Dispatch from Denison: In times of grief, unity makes us stronger
Guest editorial from newspaper owner and publisher Lorena López Altamirano
Sep 5
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GUEST COLUMN: Aching for the Chicago I love as military deployment there looms
By NIKI CONRAD
Aug 27
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The Top 10 Keys To Success In College — Who's right? Human, Doug, vs. ChatGPT
This columnist, a 56-year-old who went to college with an early-generation home computer and got through four years without a cell phone or ChatGPT, may…
Aug 27 • Douglas Burns
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From within federal 'occupation' of DC, shadow senator sees energy, momentum for statehood, an unintended Trump legacy
He's a United States senator.
Aug 24 • Douglas Burns
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Shot by police in a park, homeless immigrant in Denison died wearing a friend's clothes
(Editor’s Note: La Prensa Iowa Spanish Newspaper first published this story in both English and Spanish.
Aug 21 • Douglas Burns
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Senate candidate Scholten advances sweeping farm and rural plan that takes aim at corporate consolidation, introduces new innovations
One of the enduring images of J.D.
Aug 18 • Douglas Burns
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