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- Mason City, IA (50401)
  
  Today
  
  A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High near 75F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph..
  
  Tonight
  
  Partly cloudy skies. Low 52F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
  
  Updated: August 21, 2019 @ 8:35 am
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Clayson: We suffer from information overload of the wrong sort

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Clayson: We suffer from information overload of the wrong sort

47 min ago

Need more cryptoquotes, please: Letter

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Need more cryptoquotes, please: Letter

Updated 17 hrs ago

Let's talk about climate change: Letter

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Let's talk about climate change: Letter

Updated 15 hrs ago

Column: Iowans deserve tax credit transparency

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Column: Iowans deserve tax credit transparency

Updated 15 hrs ago

Despite hard winter, Iowa deer enjoy excellent survival and production

Lifestyles

Despite hard winter, Iowa deer enjoy excellent survival and production

Aug 18, 2019

Travel with Sara: Dinner with Amelia Earhart's niece

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Travel with Sara: Dinner with Amelia Earhart's niece

Aug 18, 2019

Guebert: Down the primrose path

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Guebert: Down the primrose path

Updated 23 hrs ago

Bookworm: Bushnell sequel says there's still sex in the city

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Bookworm: Bushnell sequel says there's still sex in the city

Aug 18, 2019

Randall: Cell phone withdrawal leads to time deposit

Lifestyles

Randall: Cell phone withdrawal leads to time deposit

Aug 18, 2019

Smith: These guys are interested in climate change, and not the political kind

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Smith: These guys are interested in climate change, and not the political kind

Updated 23 hrs ago

Dear Dave: How much and what type of insurance?

Business

Dear Dave: How much and what type of insurance?

Aug 17, 2019

Skipper: Willowbrook bucking the trend when it comes to malls

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Skipper: Willowbrook bucking the trend when it comes to malls

Updated 23 hrs ago

Murray: What I did last summer, aka my first surgery in 50 years

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Murray: What I did last summer, aka my first surgery in 50 years

Aug 17, 2019

Washburn: ‘Dog Days’ summer catfishing heating up at Clear Lake

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Washburn: ‘Dog Days’ summer catfishing heating up at Clear Lake

Updated Aug 17, 2019

Jensen: Think shallow when chasing bass in late summer

Outdoors

Jensen: Think shallow when chasing bass in late summer

Updated Aug 17, 2019

Murphy: Insight into a reporter’s introspective week

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Murphy: Insight into a reporter’s introspective week

Updated Aug 17, 2019

Bernie Sanders has plan to help farmers: Letter

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Bernie Sanders has plan to help farmers: Letter

Updated Aug 17, 2019

Make sure of your gun facts before you speak: Letter

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Make sure of your gun facts before you speak: Letter

Updated Aug 17, 2019

Give the pay raise to Social Security, not Congress: Letter

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Give the pay raise to Social Security, not Congress: Letter

Updated Aug 17, 2019

What would you think in the middle of a mass shooting?: Column

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What would you think in the middle of a mass shooting?: Column

Aug 13, 2019

Thanks to Union Pacific for bringing us Big Boy: Letter

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Thanks to Union Pacific for bringing us Big Boy: Letter

Aug 13, 2019

Wind energy offers growth for Iowa in many sectors: Column

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Wind energy offers growth for Iowa in many sectors: Column

Aug 13, 2019

Rural Strong initiative growing small business in rural Iowa

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Rural Strong initiative growing small business in rural Iowa

Aug 11, 2019

Guebert: Dog days mean letting it lie

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Guebert: Dog days mean letting it lie

Aug 11, 2019

Skipper: Whether you believe it or not, you have confirmation bias

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Skipper: Whether you believe it or not, you have confirmation bias

Updated Aug 16, 2019

Randall: Our 'one sweet life' is really a series of chapters

Lifestyles

Randall: Our 'one sweet life' is really a series of chapters

Aug 11, 2019

Bookworm: 'The Family Next Door' a muddy, overwhelming read

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Bookworm: 'The Family Next Door' a muddy, overwhelming read

Aug 11, 2019

Washburn: Clear Lake has its own tropical fish

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Washburn: Clear Lake has its own tropical fish

Aug 10, 2019

Jensen: Know what the fish look for when searching for hot spots

Outdoors

Jensen: Know what the fish look for when searching for hot spots

Aug 10, 2019

Murphy: Biden likes what he sees in health care polling

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Murphy: Biden likes what he sees in health care polling

Aug 10, 2019

How to reach us

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How to reach us

Updated Aug 17, 2019

Buttigieg: A new era for rural America begins by securing its health

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Buttigieg: A new era for rural America begins by securing its health

Aug 9, 2019

Benji's swan song: Teaching his mom and dad the real 'Circle of Life'

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Benji's swan song: Teaching his mom and dad the real 'Circle of Life'

Aug 7, 2019

About those blue plastic poop bags: Letter

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About those blue plastic poop bags: Letter

Aug 7, 2019

Did anyone else's property taxes go up as much as mine?: Letter

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Did anyone else's property taxes go up as much as mine?: Letter

Aug 7, 2019

Corbin: We're now borrowing 25 cents of every dollar we spend

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Corbin: We're now borrowing 25 cents of every dollar we spend

Aug 7, 2019

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