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1930’s Mason City Writer Never Forgets Her Roots

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History | August 11, 2018

“a little, short, plump, cute, snuppy-uppy puppy who was white and soft and just the size to cuddle…” What toddler could resist a story about this adorable little pup, who went by the name Pinky Pup? In 1928 Pinky Pup and the Empty Elephant was a popular children’s book by Mason City native Dixie Willson. Iowa History, a weekly column, appears at IowaWatch on Saturdays. Cheryl Mullenbach is the author of non-fiction books for young people. Her work has been recognized by International Literacy Association, American Library Association, National Council for Social Studies, and FDR Presidential Library and Museum.

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Noted Twentieth Century Geologist Always Talked About Iowa’s Revealing Fossil Beds

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History | May 26, 2018

“Fossils are the remains or traces of animals which lived in past ages of the earth. They show not only the types of life in those periods, but something about the conditions under which they lived,” noted geologist and Iowa native Carroll Lane Fenton explained.

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IowaWatch Connection: Top Lottery Retailers In Lower Income Areas

By Jeff Stein | September 21, 2015

Household incomes where 7 of the top 10 Iowa Lottery retailers exist are below the state median. What impact does that have, especially on whether people get treatment for gambling addiction?

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Looking Back At The Iowa Caucus —

It's been a month since Iowans caucused. How do Iowa's results look now that more than a quarter of the country has indicated its presidential preference?

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Investigative Reporting in Iowa

Iowa insurance pool board lands in up-scale, out-of-state spots for meetings

The Iowa Communities Assurance Pool board of directors has made a habit of going to high-grade, out-of-state resorts for meetings,  the Associated Press reports. This link takes you to the wire service's web report.

Source: Associated Press

Trump resort stay in Scotland by Iowa National Guard under investigation

Congress has included a September 2018 stay by about 40 Iowa National Guard members at Donald Trump's Turnberry resort in its investigation of whether or not Trump benefited from sending troops to the resort overnight during a refueling stop.

Source: Des Moines Register

State collective bargaining law affecting U of I Hospitals and Clinics nursing shifts, extra pay

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is having difficulty getting nurses to work beyond their normal work schedules and assignments because the hospital delays payment for that work. The 2017 state law stripping public employee collective bargaining rights is getting a lot of the blame.

Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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