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Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will be hard without Big Ag
Iowa and Minnesota farmers are investing in new oat mill and pushing Quaker and General Mills to check out their product. Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will
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Podcast: Understanding Sexual Assault, Harassment At Iowa Colleges
Many colleges in Iowa are seeing fluctuating numbers of reports in instances of sexual assault on their campuses, a spring 2018 IowaWatch/Simpson College journalism project showed. This podcast explores why that could be a problem.
Special Report: Iowa's Opportunity Gap
This IowaWatch collaboration with four Iowa newspapers, published in fall 2013, is particularly pertinent during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday period. It tells you how and why gaps exist in home ownership, jobs and pay, education and crime exist among white, black and Latino Iowans.
West Liberty School Superintendent Explains Dual Language Program in Interview
In August 2013 IowaWatch and West Liberty Index reporter Stephen Gruber-Miller interviewed West Liberty schools Superintendent Steve Hanson about the district’s dual language program. District officials say the program has helped improve the educational experience and outcomes in their schools.





