Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture
Robert Leonard, Art Cullen, Jason WalsmithThe politics and culture of Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 320 | Subscribers | Read | rleonard.substack.com |
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Authors
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Robert Leonard is a former radio news reporter. He has bylines in the New York Times, TIME, USA Today, the Des Moines Register, the Iowa Capitol Dispatch, the Kansas City Star, and many more.
I’m the editor and co-owner with my brother John of the Storm Lake (Iowa) Times Pilot newspaper. Pulitzer Prize winner.
Jason Walsmith is based in Earlham, Iowa. He is well traveled and always looking for a new story to tell. Jason has spent the last 30 years taking pictures for publications and companies as well as touring North America in a rock and roll band.
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