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NOT IF BUT WHEN
Fern: Today’s column is a family affair. Our daughter Megan is a teacher at East High School and we thought we’d bring her into the conversation.
Jul 1, 2023 • 
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On Weirdness and Fern’s Conspiracy Theory
Fern: Maybe because two months ago I started taking an anti-depressant (Escitalopram, 5MG. Also known as Lexapro). Maybe because there’s renewed hope…
Aug 24, 2024 • 
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On Weirdness and Fern’s Conspiracy Theory
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Before and After Zachariah
Joe: For today’s Fern and Joe column I step aside and let Fern speak on her own. This photo was taken years before we were married. Fern wrote and spoke…
Feb 18, 2023 • 
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Before and After Zachariah
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Talking to Strangers
Joe: At the end of September Fern and I drove up to Lake Okoboji for the Writers’ retreat that’s held there annually.
Oct 12, 2024 • 
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Talking to Strangers
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Lucky, Lucky, Lucky
Fern: Happy Anniversary.
Jun 17 • 
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Lucky, Lucky, Lucky
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No Sex Please, We’re Iowans
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds just signed one of the most extreme abortion bans in the country. She is supported by those who believe that the loss of a…
Jul 15, 2023 • 
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No Sex Please, We’re Iowans
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Divorce, Diamonds and J.D. Vance
Fern: I read J.D.
Jul 27, 2024 • 
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Divorce, Diamonds and J.D. Vance
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Strong Women in Chicago
Joe: Congratulations on your newly published novel, Strong Women in Chicago. Could we start by your telling us a little bit about how you became a…
Apr 22 • 
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Strong Women in Chicago
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Make Iowa Great Again
Fern: Iowa is always full of surprises.
Mar 23, 2024 • 
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Make Iowa Great Again
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Get the Girls!
Fern and Joe try to not talk about you know who.
Oct 26, 2024 • 
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Get the Girls!
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On Turning Eighty
Fern: Your birthday fell on election day.
Nov 22, 2024 • 
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On Turning Eighty
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Issues of Local Interest
Introduction from Fern: I grew up in The Bronx and Long Island and moved to Iowa over fifty years ago with my first husband who accepted a job at Iowa…
Feb 25, 2024 • 
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