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Along the Mississippi is the work of Ed Tibbetts, an Iowa politics and government reporter and editor with more than three decades experience, much of it focused on Iowa’s (for now) first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.

Centered in the Quad-Cities, one of the last vestiges of purple in a state that’s gone full-on red, Along the Mississippi aims to offer local and Iowa news, as well as ideas and common-sense commentary from the banks of the Mississippi River.

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Along the Mississippi is part of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative, where you can find some of Iowa’s most talented writers and journalists.

About Ed

I’m a lifelong Iowan who grew up in a small town near Cedar Rapids. I never achieved my boyhood dream of playing Big League baseball or moving to California. (I gave up on those in the ‘70s and ‘90s, respectively.) Still, I’ve found a good life in Iowa and in journalism.

I made the Quad-Cities my home in 1989, leaving television news to work for a newspaper, the Quad-City Times.

For 32 years, I wrote about politics and government at all levels, as well as demographic and economic trends in the Quad-Cities and Iowa. I’m no longer with a newspaper, but I believe there still is a need for good, honest journalism that is informative and thoughtful. That’s my goal with Along the Mississippi. I hope you will find it worth your time and support.

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