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Day: April 7, 2012

Ragan: Helping veterans return home

From Senator Amanda Ragan: Thousands of Iowa soldiers are returning home after lengthy overseas service, including the National Guard’s largest overseas deployment. In the Legislature, we’re working to expand help for our

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Op-ed: Shut up about spelling errors

Submitted by “OneEyed” – Shut up about spelling errors. This trend is getting way out of hand and its very annoying…it wastes peoples time and its completely pointless other than the fact

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Watercooler

Bunny Show Held at Willowbrook Mall

by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Every year for Easter weekend, the Willowbrook Mall has bunnies. This year was no different. Friday had two vendors with a variety

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Sports

Twins fall to Orioles

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – BALTIMORE —   Josh Willingham’s towering two-run, ninth-inning homer Friday afternoon was easily the biggest Opening Day highlight for the Minnesota Twins, and his terse,

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Top Stories

Iowa lawmakers dispute effects of primary

James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – With a quarter of House Republicans who are seeking re-election facing primary challenges, the majority caucus is stuck between a budget rock and Tea Party hard

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Iowa Lakes sweeps NIACC

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – Iowa Lakes swept No. 7 NIACC in Friday’s games of a four-game series this weekend, 2-0 and 5-4 in eight innings. Iowa Lakes scored one run in the fifth

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Obama reaches out to female voters

By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama tried to burnish his credentials with a crucial group of voters Friday, saying his administration would do more for women’s health

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Stop ‘Taxmageddon’ before it hits

MCT FORUM, By Curtis Dubay, The Heritage Foundation – If you thought paying your taxes was painful this year, get ready for more heartache next year, when taxpayers could be on the hook for

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