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2019 Progress Report
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Check here for a selection of my latest columns, blogs and other writings.
One less barrier to vaccination
April 10, 2019
Amid measles outbreak and emergency mandates, Vatican makes position change public
For vaccination advocates, there’s bad news and good news. Let’s start with the bad.
Although deemed 
Veteran facing deportation finds hope in Iowa’s presidential parade
April 7, 2019
Manuel Valenzuela, a Marine who served in Vietnam in 1971 and 1972 and has been facing the possibility of deportation since 2009, is very happy his travels to raise awareness brought hi... 
Biden censures: Politics, legitimate or both?
April 3, 2019
Should Joe Biden had known better? Maybe.
As a longtime Iowa caucus consumer, I’ve had multiple interactions with Biden. That doesn’t make me unique in the Hawkeye State. I’ve had opport 
Why state leaders needed to step back from work requirements
April 1, 2019
State work requirements for Medicaid recipients appear to be scuttled, at least for this year. That’s a good thing because research and experience show the numbers don’t add up for particip 
Just like love is love, hate is hate
March 30, 2019
This is what we’ve been reduced to and the saddest part of all is that we no longer find such behavior shocking.
On March 22, at a Fort Dodge restaurant, a 26-year-old man — a Jefferson, 
We must talk about suicide
March 27, 2019
For Iowans between the ages of 15 and 34, suicide is second-leading cause of death
On Monday we learned a third person connected to a mass shooting took his own life.
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I'm a twice-weekly staff columnist with The Gazette (Iowa), but you may have read my work in other publications or heard me speak on other outlets.
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