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North Iowa Facebook reactions: Fireworks, Band Festival and Pridefest

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North Iowa Facebook reactions: Fireworks, Band Festival and Pridefest

Letter: Climate apples, not potatoes

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Letter: Climate apples, not potatoes

Letter: Account for lax sentences

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Letter: Account for lax sentences

Letter: Plenty of Pride on display

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Letter: Plenty of Pride on display

Letter: Municipal Band hits the right notes

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Letter: Municipal Band hits the right notes

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North Iowa Facebook reactions: Fireworks, Band Festival and Pridefest

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Letter: Climate apples, not potatoes

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Letter: Account for lax sentences

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Letter: Plenty of Pride on display

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Letter: Municipal Band hits the right notes

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Letter: Car-count tells mall's story

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Letter: Mason City needs to fix streets first

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Letter: Band Festival focus should be more bands

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Letter: Band Festival focus should be more bands

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Letter: One way to turn world around

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Letter: One way to turn world around

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North Iowa Facebook reactions: Montana reporter assault, Clear Lake fireworks, Gatehouse Project

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Letter: Great festival; put vets in front

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Letter: Great festival; put vets in front

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Letter: Drone not needed to fix this problem

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Letter: Drone not needed to fix this problem

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Letter: Market move is the right one

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Letter: Gun access is increasing

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Letter: Gun access is increasing

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Letter: Thanks for the bike rodeo, lessons

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Letter: Iowa is better without Branstad

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Letter: Iowa is better without Branstad

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North Iowa Facebook reactions: Affordable Care Act, Election meddling, Child abuse

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Letter: Make sure Russia probe covers all

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Letter: Ailes provides bad ladder lesson

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Letter: Time to remember Kennedy

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Letter: Assistance needed for silence

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Jensen: Big baits lead to big fish in the fall

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Commentary: Americans have spent 230 years trying to rein in presidential misconduct

By James M. Banner Jr., Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why 'Sesame Street' is smarter about foster care than your local child welfare agency

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Commentary: So what if the president can't spell?

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Commentary: What the gun lobby gets wrong about the Second Amendment

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Letter: Flawed logic on fireworks

Letter: Flawed logic on fireworks

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Letter: Progress on school choice

Letter: Progress on school choice

May 16, 2017
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Letter: This wasn't a win for Republicans

Letter: This wasn't a win for Republicans

May 16, 2017
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Letter: Change your lawn culture

Letter: Change your lawn culture

May 12, 2017
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Letter: Simple answer to deficit issue

Letter: Simple answer to deficit issue

May 12, 2017
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Letter: Speed limits for a reason

Letter: Speed limits for a reason

May 12, 2017
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Letter: Project too big to leave to few

Letter: Project too big to leave to few

May 12, 2017
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North Iowa Facebook reactions: Hotel payment, new gun law and Branstad appointments

North Iowa Facebook reactions: Hotel payment, new gun law and Branstad appointments

May 9, 2017
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Letter: Reach out to keep mind healthy

Letter: Reach out to keep mind healthy

May 9, 2017
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Letter: Perception changes after surprise

Letter: Perception changes after surprise

May 9, 2017
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Letter: With charges, we're blaming victims

Letter: With charges, we're blaming victims

May 5, 2017
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Letter: Thanks for support after tragedy

Letter: Thanks for support after tragedy

May 5, 2017
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Letter: ROI on project too good to deny

Letter: ROI on project too good to deny

May 5, 2017
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North Iowa Facebook reactions: Bike Share, new gun law and Marijuana manufacturing

North Iowa Facebook reactions: Bike Share, new gun law and Marijuana manufacturing

May 2, 2017
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Letter: Validity is in the metadata

Letter: Validity is in the metadata

May 2, 2017
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Letter: State must revisit Medicaid changes

Letter: State must revisit Medicaid changes

May 2, 2017
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Letter: Mine is different than yours

Letter: Mine is different than yours

Apr 28, 2017
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Letter: For this, justice not served

Letter: For this, justice not served

Apr 28, 2017
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Letter: Damage done to Mounds remains

Letter: Damage done to Mounds remains

Apr 28, 2017
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North Iowa Facebook reactions: The Music Man Square, Downtown Project, Opportunity Village

North Iowa Facebook reactions: The Music Man Square, Downtown Project, Opportunity Village

Apr 25, 2017
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Letter: Legis can live by their own rules

Letter: Legis can live by their own rules

Apr 25, 2017
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