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Adam Wright
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I enjoy politics, reading, art, classical, bluegrass and jazz music, religion and love to have discussions about such.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The Lingering Mystery of Hazel McGrew: Cedar Rapids’ Most Chilling Gho
In the quiet corners of Cedar Rapids, where history whispers through the trees and old brick buildings, there’s a tale that still sends shivers down the spines of locals. It’s the story of Hazel McGre...
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February 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch
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February 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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And a heavy accumulation of bullshit on Inauguration Day
Accumulating snow could fall Sunday before brutal cold on Inauguration Day
Potential snowfall amounts are uncertain, but confidence is high for punishing cold Monday through Wednesday in the D.C. area.
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January 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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This fiery evangelical pastor offers a blueprint for Democrats’ revival in Trump’s second term | CNN
The Rev. William Barber, the prominent Black spiritual leader who supported Kamala Harris, suggests a way forward for left-leaning Americans who are struggling in the wake of the election.
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November 24, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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I was not aware of this event in Iowa history until today.
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Farmers’ Holiday Strike of 1932
In 1932 picketing farmers shut down Council Bluffs highways in a tense stand-off with law enforcement. This is the story of how years of depressed prices and government inaction led farmers in western...
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November 23, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
Buttigieg Warns Trump-Panicked Democrats, ‘We Cannot Be Mesmerized’
The transportation secretary, one of several ambitious Democrats jockeying for prominence, gave advice in a speech but was coy about his own plans: “I know that I will make myself useful again later.”
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November 22, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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How do Iowa Democrats recover from another ‘gut punch’ of an election?
Having suffered even more losses in yet another election cycle begs the question: Where do Iowa Democrats go from here?
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November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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Barnes & Noble is making a comeback | CNN Business
The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year. The plan marks a dramatic shift from when it closed...
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November 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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My neighborhood m.youtube.com/watch?v=RBW8...
NewBo District | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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November 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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November 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Grant Wood- faces from the “Mourner’s Bench.”
November 15, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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November 13, 2024 at 10:47 PM
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America is a sad place
November 13, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.
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November 13, 2024 at 3:11 AM
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Lauren Manninen-Weathering I

Newest piece in my personal art collection.
November 13, 2024 at 3:10 AM