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Iowa’s Water Nears Undrinkable Level. Surprise.

Doesn't it feel good to say I told you so? I know we are supposed to outgrow that after middle school, but, you know, some things just can't be helped. As if out of the blue, like flying monkeys from the Wizards of Oz, the Des Moines public…
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Bears in Iowa

Who would have guessed? Not I. Bears in the prairies of Iowa? I suppose it's not that big of a surprise for those astute readers of history. Many of the early settlers here in Iowa would mention the black bears that roamed the river and…
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Black Hawk

If you've lived in the Midwest any amount of time, you've probably heard the name Black Hawk in some context or other. There are counties named after him, a war named after him. To understand who Black Hawk is, who the people were, and why you…
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