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The Great Pretender (opens the original)
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I was shocked and dismayed on primary election night when long-shot candidate Zach Lahn won the race for Republican governor. Listening to his victory speech, I couldn’t imagine a less likely candidate. Ten months into his campaign, and I still can’t imagine it. Is Zach Lahn the heir apparent to Kim Reynolds?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1618590067592-a867d8b44403?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHxwc
Friday Writers’ Lounge (opens the original)
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As a paid subscriber, you’re invited to join members of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative at noon on Friday to enjoy a discussion of the news of the week and suggest story ideas! You can do so at this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/ Read more
Power to the People (opens the original)
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I was at my computer when the power went out on Wednesday. My husband was cooking pork chops for lunch.<img alt="black usb cable plugged in white electric socket" class="sizing-normal" height="1286" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gwOe!,w_
A Grand Gathering Place (opens the original)
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Promised Beef Relief is Mostly Baloney (opens the original)
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The first tranche of imported tariff-free ground beef destined for price discounts at U.S. retail meat counters arrived this week. Its port of origin? Your guess is as good as mine.<img alt="Salami with bread,
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