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Aug 25, 2022Liked by Ed Tibbetts

Your postscript is a poetic mission statement. I am rooting for and subscribing to you.

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Gary, can you help spread the word? It's wonderful to have Ed on board. We are all the beneficiary of his time, talent and expertise.

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This is fascinating, Ed! I’m so looking forward to your columns!

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...hobos everywhere!

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Awesome piece, Ed. I look forward to reading your future work.

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I look forward to your column! I spent a lot of my childhood in eastern Iowa and still have relatives there. I love keeping up on the doings there. I've recently been exposed to the noise of the trains in Fort Madison along the river and just hate it. I go to the water expecting peace and tranquility not noise. Thanks for informing us.

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Ed— Very interesting column. Is the fact that these communities have caved in to the railroads’ position somehow linked to a time in Iowa when the railroads were powerful lobbies to state government?

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Thanks. Can't say I'm an expert on the history. Local leaders have just said they've researched cases before the STB and came to the conclusion they couldn't stop the merger.

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