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RAGBRAI: The Last Great Thing About Iowa

This letter to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette by Jim Walters, Why I won’t be Riding on RAGBRAI 50,   was being passed around on social media the week prior to RAGBRAI 50. On that first ride, we … Continue reading

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The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Last Great Thing About Iowa

RAGBRAI – It’s not about the bikes. This is the fiftieth anniversary of RAGBRAI.  I have been contemplating lately that RAGBRAI is one of the few remaining great things about Iowa.  We used to have small family farms; we used … Continue reading

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