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Back where my newspapering began
A funeral brought me back to my hometown. And the visit let me prep for a conversation another “newsie” and I promised about our journalism careers.
Feb 7
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Losing childhood friends is so hard
Bob Longman, one of my neighborhood besties, a high school classmate and forever “an adventurer,” led me through so much. Pancreatic cancer took him…
Jan 31
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“Stuck in the ’60s”? Double-stuck!
Our Greene County project of properly honoring the “Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey” for their Civil War service takes us deep into old records, newspapers…
Jan 24
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The Rob Sand road show
Aug 23, 2025
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The sad closing of Iowa Wesleyan University
May 10, 2023
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Landus’ big move was “bold” (and awkward)
Jan 18, 2025
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In gratitude for MLK on his 97th
Jan 17
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A blessed 15 years later
Nov 30, 2025
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Losing childhood friends is so hard
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In gratitude for MLK on his 97th
And in gratitude for Tom Offenburger, too. The columnist’s brother, who’d be turning 92 if he were alive, was press secretary to Dr. King and others in…
Jan 17
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RIP to the “Dean of Scribes” from our “Sportswriter U”
Our pal Bill Livingston, for 34 years the lead sports columnist for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer newspaper, died Friday at 77. He was one of Vanderbilt’s…
Jan 10
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Students are still teaching us
They were pioneer kids in the first school in Greene County, Iowa, 165 years ago. Then their 2 instructors and 32 of them — boys or just older — marched…
Jan 3
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Another Vandy roster change
Columnist is now on “injured reserve” for the “RicheBurger Bowl” football game between his and his wife’s alma maters. They’ll both watch from home.
Dec 30, 2025
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How he learned to love college sports
A Parkersburg, Iowa, farm boy went on to become the 33-year spokesman for athletics at Vanderbilt, Iowa’s opponent in the Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Bowl…
Dec 20, 2025
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Terry Branstad’s Iowa Award
There was a whole lot of emotion in the rotunda of the State Capitol Thursday for a celebration of one of our all-time best Iowans.
Dec 13, 2025
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A glorious time for Vandy fans!
Could there actually be a “RicheBurger Bowl,” with Chuck’s team (the 10-2 Vanderbilt Commodores) playing Mary’s team (the 8-4 Iowa Hawkeyes)? Oh my!
Dec 5, 2025
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