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Iowa

rurallib

(63,254 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2024, 06:53 PM 5 hrs ago

Jim Leach dies at age 82

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Edit to add:former Iowa congressman from eastern Iowa for 20+ years - was a republican but then changed parties after he lost his seat.

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Jim Leach dies at age 82 (Original Post) rurallib 5 hrs ago OP

Some of us can remember a time when Cairycat 3 hrs ago #1

Cairycat

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1. Some of us can remember a time when

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Wed Dec 11, 2024, 09:37 PM

3 hrs ago

Iowa Republicans were not batshit crazy. I miss those times.

and a side note: Congressman Leach taught a class at the University of Iowa after leaving Congress. My son was majoring in Political Science there then but didn't take his class.

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