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    Insurance in Iowa

    All states are seeing these issues, not just a Florida/California issue anymore. If you have a home built before 1980's, good luck. With property tax increase and insurance increases, good luck new home buyers.
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    Williams & Blum: Iowa State’s Cy-Hawk game plan should be?

    We have had more speed and sometimes talent before, but have failed to capitalize on it.
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    Williams & Blum: Iowa State’s Cy-Hawk game plan should be?

    Pretty simple: -don't turnover the ball -get pressure on Cade -offense needs to get some first downs and win the field position The unknown is how good is our fg kicker since we didn't see any of his last week.
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    Gameday Host

    A lot of 3 and out's
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    Johnny Gaudreau

    This is tragic situation and as someone who lives in Columbus this hits hard. Jonny was an unreal talent and down to earth guy. https://6abc.com/post/columbus-blue-jackets-confirm-death-johnny-gaudreau-brother-matthew/15247138/
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    Your Scariest Flying Experience

    Tried landing at the Appleton Airport in WI twice during a snowstorm and both times we had divert. Third time, we didn't even try and landed in Grand Rapids, MI to wait out the storm and get gas. Never knew a plane could drop so quick and could climb so quick
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    Iowa paid a lot for a bad Cade McNamara

    And he will play lights out against ISU.
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    Time to have a serious discussion about Welch ave’s aesthetic

    Might rank as one of the worse college main streets in America.
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    John Deere as corporate punching bag

    I understand there is difference. I'm just saying Deere at that time let workers go because there was downturn in the economy, and it had a massive impact on Waterloo.
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    John Deere as corporate punching bag

    Absolutely and in return most of those employs were loyal as hell. It's funny you mention the bikes because we had a couple John Deere 2-wheel bikes and I kept those till about 5-years ago until I sold them(antique collectors loved them). Everyone in the state wanted to work for Deere and it was...
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    John Deere as corporate punching bag

    When my parents worked for Deere back in the day their benefits were unreal: healthcare paid for, pension, and you could also tap into 401K starting in the 90's. Over the last 30 years Deere has chipped away at their benefits. As I stated before, it's shell of what it use to be.
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    John Deere as corporate punching bag

    He is not liked, but he has performed and most employees can't argue that. When those bonus checks everything is forgotten till headcount reduction.
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    John Deere as corporate punching bag

    The company is shell of what it use to be. It use to get the best and brightest engineers out of ISU.
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    John Deere as corporate punching bag

    This is nothing new for Deere same happen during farm crisis in the 80's, major head count reduction. Waterloo was impacted big time as it lost roughly 14% of it's population...
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    John Deere as corporate punching bag

    They are making employees stay home and they will receive a call if let go.
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    More 4-man in 2024 for the Cyclones?

    For sure. Memphis o-line was bad, real bad, and they dominated us upfront.
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    80th anniverary . . . can we not wonder?

    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1666070360943468544.html#google_vignette
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    80th anniverary . . . can we not wonder?

    God forbid if we ever get into another situation like this I worry what the US will be
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    People are moving to the Midwest

    Same was said about rain and now you have plenty...