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Spring memories and a tax fight shape a rural Iowa town
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls spring in Axelton with river ponds, blossoms, and playful youth by the Des Moines River. The piece shifts to Iowa Congressman Berkley Bedell pushing a farm estate tax exemption rise from 60 thousand to 200 thousand, noting aims to protect family farms and rural life, with Ullman urged to hold hearings.
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