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March 2024

Knowing when it’s time to go
Greene County’s multicultural initiative, which the columnist has helped lead, is in a good stage. He’s bowed out of the organization but will continue…
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Meet me in the "Office Lounge" Friday?
A bunch of us from the Iowa Writers Collaborative will meet in the Zoom room, and you paid subscribers to my columns are invited.
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Cool & curious buildings at Iowa U.
My colleague Macey Shofroth wrote that Hawkeye women's basketball makes her think about art. I agree. Their games have led me to think about…
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In their 30s, they changed the world
Nearly 60 years later, Civil Rights leader Andrew Young, visiting Drake U, reflected on that. And he shared an amazing story about my brother Tom…
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February 2024

Drake U hosts an American icon – Andrew Young
He’s been a blessing to us all with his lifetime of service. And he’s been a special blessing to the extended Offenburger family.
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Office Lounge is open again Friday noon
That's what we in the Iowa Writers Collaborative call our last-Friday-of-each-month chat with paid subscribers. So, Zoom with us this Friday, Feb. 23…
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God bless the humanitarians of DeWitt, Iowa
After Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the eastern Iowa community has sponsored 50 Ukrainians as new residents. Greene County is joining the effort.
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Library backers to legislators: “Shush!”
The columnist was shocked to find that the two leaders of the Iowa legislature’s fuss with public libraries are the two who represent him!
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“Best of Des Moines” and “Worst of Iowa”
The “CITYVIEW” magazine just came out with its annual “Best of” contest. It reminded me of a column contest I conducted long ago, one that had the whole…
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January 2024

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