Fort Madison
Americannoun
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Hoenig was a plumber’s son from Fort Madison, Iowa, who attended Catholic schools; enlisted in the Army, serving as an artilleryman in Vietnam; and got his Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State.
From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2022
Correspondents in Iowa, on three-hour drives to candidate forums in Decorah or Fort Madison, made a habit of listening to C-SPAN Radio to keep up with the impeachment proceedings.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2020
Beto O’Rourke has just started his second event of his nascent campaign at sub shop in Fort Madison, Iowa.
From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2019
The Polk County jury made the award Wednesday for lost earnings and emotional distress to Kristine Sink, a former officer at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2018
The trouble is I have to go to Fort Madison on the noon train for that Epworth League convention.
From Prudence Says So by Hueston, Ethel
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