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Iowa

marble falls

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1. When I was young Iowa was progressive state. They were very concerned about education, it was something ...

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 08:01 AM

Sep 15

... that went back to their founding. There seemed to be a liberal arts college in almost every county. Reagan seems to me to have been the tipping point. It would be something if this would come back again. We'll see who replaces Grassley (hopefully not not his grandson Congressman), and Joni Ernst.

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