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Shot Down–the Book and the Audiobook

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Why Memorial Day Matters by Lee Habeeb

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Marilyn Marie Bode (1945-2023), a Friend Gone Too Soon

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My Very First Blog Post was April 2, 2015

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Just One Person – by Paul Kotz

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His Compelling Generosity

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Max & Amy interview on WHO-Radio

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Lee Habeeb, founder and host of Our American Stories

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The Quiet Cowboy by J. D. Wininger

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First time on #PJNET.tv

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Those Peterson Boys: Brothers and Books

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Iowa’s Six Littleton Brothers, All Lost as a Result of the Civil War

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Photojournalist David LaBelle, His Novel, and His Photography Wit and Wisdom

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The Compelling Stories of Paul Kotz

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The Rescuer by Jason Sautel

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Two Men Who Influenced World History Grew up as Iowa Farm Boys

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The 50 State Freedom Rock Tour

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Ahhhhhhhhhh Choo! Bless You! – Guest Blogger, Paul Kotz

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My Third Anniversary with Our American Stories

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Five Surprising Things about Author William Ablan

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Five Surprising Things about Author Robert Frohlich

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Lee Habeeb, Founder of Our American Stories, in Iowa

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Our IOWA Stories

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Our American Stories Comes to Iowa

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Killed in Action on Independence Day 1863

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Independence Day 1907 on Our American Stories

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Fascinating Memoirs from Southerners

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The Needle in Her Hand

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A Couple of Memoirs I’ve Enjoyed

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