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A rushed farm bill is a bad one
This Congress already has failed. Let the next Congress take it up.
Apr 18
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Immigrants are not the problem
My folks floated over the pond with the cattle down below in steerage. One was an indentured servant, another a prison guard, others were among an army…
Apr 10
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Back from the spiritual desert
I spent 20 days of Lent sitting in a heap of ashes reviewing my shortcomings again, wondering if death would beckon me from deep in my bottom. This has…
Apr 3
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March 2024
You just never know when the pack will quit squealing
Meat industry layoffs in Iowa and across the country are familiar. Fort Dodge used to be a meatpacking town. So were Estherville and Cherokee. Spencer…
Mar 27
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What a crazy good year for Iowa-grown hoops
Iowa is mad about basketball, not just in March. Only Indiana and Kansas are crazier about it. I went basketball nuts in 1968 when Storm Lake won the…
Mar 20
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What’s the matter with me?
People have been telling us country bumpkins for a long time what’s wrong with us. After awhile, you begin to believe it. “What’s the matter with…
Mar 13
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Katie Couric asked how it’s going. Here’s my reply:
Kate Couric of TV fame visited Storm Lake a few years ago to get a look at immigration in rural America. She emailed recently to ask how things have…
Mar 6
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Iowa roots music lovers rally around Byron’s Bar
Greg Brown, left, with his old friend Dave Moore. Photo by Byron Stuart Art Cullen’s Notebook is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts…
Mar 5
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February 2024
Breaking the Red Wall
‘We’re not taking it anymore,’ say Iowa Teamsters who are picking a fight with union-bashing Republicans, sensing a rebound.
Feb 28
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Vilsack’s lament
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack complained last week of getting batted about, left and right, from one day to the next. It can be lonely at the top…
Feb 22
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Union leader says GOP out to kill organized labor in Iowa
Jesse Case Republican legislators may be in store for more than they bargained for by trying to eviscerate public employee rights.Art Cullen’s Notebook…
Feb 14
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Union leader says GOP out to kill organized labor in Iowa
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Calm yourself: What would Mel Brooks do?
A congenital optimist, or so he claimed on social media, had turned to despair over the superficiality of our politics and civic life. I know the…
Feb 7
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