When Fred Hubbell, the Democratic nominee for governor, was chairman of Younkers department stores in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the chain closed some of its smaller stores in smaller Iowa cities. Republicans have pounced on those closures as evidence Hubbell cares little about rural Iowa.“If you think eliminating jobs in rural Iowa is the right way to lead, then you don’t know Iowa,” Gov.
In Iowa: Race For Governor Opens A Debate Over Closure
Todd Dorman, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sat, 07/14/2018 - 11:52am
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