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Is Iowa losing its religion? Church closures mount in rural communities Crawford County saw a 27.4% reduction in church membership after a decade, according to religion census data compiled by the Des Moines Register.
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A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has rai…
