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Join us for the Iowa Writers' Collaborative Holiday Party

If you think we're a quirky bunch on Substack, just wait until you get us under the same roof.

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Kyle Munson
Nov 17, 2023
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Get ready to raise your glass for an eggnog toast: It’s time for an exclusive holiday party in the governor’s house—but not the house you’re thinking.

Iowa’s inaugural governor’s mansion was bought, not built, thanks to a strained supply chain.

A severe lack of new building materials in the wake of World War II led the Iowa Legislature in 1947 to purchase…

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