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4th-generation Iowa journalist. Fmr. Carroll Times Herald owner. Writes The Iowa Mercury column on Substack. Founder Mercury Boost, advertising and PR
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WDM educators rally against Hinson ahead of Iowa Senate race

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By Douglas Burns
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Political Mercury 6/3/2026 West Des Moines educators take to the steps inside the State Capitol to deliver messages to Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Valley High School alum. Photo courtesy of Iowans For Decency Dozens of West Des Moines educators delivered a pointed rebuke of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Valley High School alumna, during a May 16 rally that served as both a public condemnation of her record and a call to action ahead of Iowa’s closely watched U.S. Senate race.
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Author, illustrator Don Tate returns to Des Moines to inspire young readers

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By Douglas Burns
| CITYVIEW Magazine Verified
Political Mercury 5/6/2026 Dr. Anita Fleming-Rife speaks with Des Moines schools Superintendent Matt Smith. Iowa native Don Tate jokes that people often ask if he was born with a pencil in hand. It would explain a lot. Tate, who was raised in Des Moines, has 90 published books to his name as both a writer and illustrator, with a four-decade career in book publishing and newspapers, including stints as a graphic journalist with The Des Moines Register and the Austin American-Statesman.
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‘It took a disabled man to lead a disabled nation’

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By Douglas Burns
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Political Mercury 4/1/2026 President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the porch at Top Cottage in Hyde Park, New York, with Ruthie Bie and Fala. February 1941. This photograph was taken by his friend, Margaret “Daisy” Suckley. Ruthie Bie (later Bautista), then 3 years old, was the daughter of the property caretakers. Source: Creative Commons/FDR Presidential Library and Museum. Photograph by Margaret Suckley. It’s head-spinning to be at once depressed and optimistic. But there I was.
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