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In Storm Lake ‘Woebegone’ Things Above Average

By Douglas Burns 1/28/08

The provocative progressive editor of the Storm Lake Times, Art Cullen, has penned a piece that simultaneously blasts the Bush Administration’s stimulus package and calls attention to some remarkable growth in his northwest Iowa community.
Back in Storm Lake Woebegone, things are above average. Last year saw $42 million in new construction, much of it commercial. [...]

Former Mexican President Denounces Lou Dobbs For ‘Violent’ Immigration Views

By Douglas Burns 10/29/07

STORM LAKE — Playing on the schoolboy “sticks and stones” rhyme, former Mexican President Vicente Fox says words can hurt the Mexican people.
Literally.
During a weekend news conference held as part of a two-day visit to Storm Lake, in northwest Iowa, Fox said the anti-immigration rhetoric from some U.S. public opinion shapers is not only driving [...]

Former Mexican President Fox Gives Nod To Hillary Clinton

By Douglas Burns 10/26/07

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox virtually endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a Friday speech in Storm Lake. When asked about U.S. presidential politics, Fox replies, “Maybe the lady that is campaigning here will deliver. We hope so.”

Fox’s remarls came during a provocative speech/panel discussion before an estimated crowd of 900 students, faculty and [...]

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