HeyJaredDave Price's Perspective
An award-winning Iowa journalist's observations on politics, current events, policy, and some random things, too.
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Special session and some questions about steel mill, debates, and more (opens the original)
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(I like to start out each column with a thank you to new subscribers, paid supporters, and people who continue their financial memberships. I try to include someone’s first name or initials to recognize how much my family apprecites your support, but I also try to respect everyone’s privacy by not sharing full names. Here’s the problem: the information that Substack provides me sometimes makes it easier for me to see someone’s first name in your signup process, but sometimes it doesn’t. Please k
What do these moves by Iowa Republican candidates mean for November chances? (opens the original)
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Why I can’t get what Chuck Grassley told me out of my head (opens the original)
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Rob Sand responds to investigation into Derek Wulf (opens the original)
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What I learned from Dolly Parton and Ted Cruz this past week (opens the original)
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