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Stressing changes to boost rural heath care, Sand hears from St. Anthony leaders, staff in Carroll
Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand speaks with St. Anthony Regional Hospital board member Matt Greteman this morning in Carroll. Photo by Douglas Burns
CARROLL, Iowa —
Near the donor wall of the Cancer Center at St. Anthony Regio...
What the job of a U.S. Senator actually is, and why Josh Turek has a rare preparation for true demands of the office
U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek speaks with audience members following an event at the State Historical Building in Des Moines earlier this month. Photo By Rachelle Chase
CARROLL, Iowa —
For years people interested in seeking elected off...
The surprising power of uncomfortable silence in conversations as brought to you by the bold film ‘You Can See Everything’
What do you tell beginning reporters about the trade of journalism to make them better interviewers?
It’s a topic we plumb annually at the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat. Journalism is as much a trade as a profession, work one learns through wor...
It’s accountability time for ‘Epstein Class,’ other bad actors, Turek, Ro Khanna say in Iowa forum
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek, a Council Bluffs Democrat, joined Congressman Ro Khanna, a leader on accountability for the “Epstein Class,” in a wide-ranging, 53-minute forum Sunday on transparency and government...
Ro Khanna, leader on accountability for ‘Epstein Class,’ calls on Ashley Hinson to back measure for full release of files tied to notorious sex offender
Congressman Ro Khanna, D-California, (center) and State Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, participate in a forum on government accountability moderated by Douglas Burns (left). Photo By Bob Leonard.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Describing the ind...
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Douglas Burns is a fourth-generation Iowa journalist and co-founder of The Western Iowa Journalism Foundation. Burns is the former co-owner of the Carroll (Iowa) Times Herald, which was in his family for 93 years.
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