Urban Rural Divide in Iowa Grows Sharply as Dems Win Cities
The Gazette notes Iowa’s political split with Democrats winning major cities while Republicans hold rural counties. Since 2010 GOP gains expanded beyond western Iowa, leaving Democrats reliant on Polk, Story, Black Hawk, Linn, Johnson, Dubuque and Scott counties for statewide contests.
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Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Repub
Missouri River
Polk, Story
Black Hawk
Linn
Johnson
Dubuque
Scott
Cedar Rapids man and two sons share Marine legacy
A photo shows Leslie Farmer, a World War II Marine platoon sergeant, with medals and the Marine emblem. He rests on black Iwo Jima sand at son Gary’s Cedar Rapids home. Farmer earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart after fighting at Iwo Jima. his two sons also served in the Marines.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
David Farmer
Gary
Leslie
U.S. Marine Corps
Leslie P. Farmer
Iwo Jima
David
Cedar Rapids
Leslie Farmer
U.S. Veterans
Farmer
Marine Corps
Iowa Wesleyan Fights for Survival Amid Small College Woes
Iowa Wesleyan University faces potential closure after years of financial strain. President Jonathan Brand of Cornell College says the issue reflects broader challenges for Mount Pleasant’s Iowa Wesleyan, Central College in Pella, Simpson College in Indianola, as donors and students tighten their march toward affordable private liberal arts education.
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Iowa Wesleyan University
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Pella
Central College
Youll
Indianola
Simpson College
Jonathan Brand
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Iowa Wesleyan
Towa Wesleyan
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