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Doug Burns

Doug Burns

Douglas Burns, a fourth-generation Iowa journalist from Carroll, is a member of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative. Read dozens of the most talented writers in Iowa in just one place. The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative spans the full state. It’s one of the biggest things going in Iowa journalism and writing now — and you don’t want to miss it. This collaborative is — as the outstanding Quad Cities journalist Ed Tibbetts says — YOUR SUNDAY IOWA newspaper.

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Doug's Latest Articles

Native Iowans new book reveals ugly, criminal underbelly of a not-so-long-ago Des Moines through accounts of a notorious saloonkeeper
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Arts & Culture
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July 29, 2026

Native Iowans' new book reveals the ugly, criminal underbelly of a not-so-long-ago Des Moines through accounts of a notorious saloonkeeper.

‘I’ve been through hell’ says Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer slated to keynote Council Bluffs, Iowa political event
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News Brief
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July 19, 2025
Council Bluffs Democrat Turek still in mix for U.S. Senate, decision coming soon
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Politics
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June 5, 2025
What to know! Emerging, essential voices elevated in brilliant Iowa documentary releasing in weeks
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Arts & Culture
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September 15, 2024

New documentary by Caleb Rainey, a spoken-word poet, will debut later this month during the Okoboji Writers Retreat.

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‘Suspicious’ endorsement chase raises ethical questions for Iowa congressional candidate Melissa Vine weeks before Democratic primary
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Politics
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May 17, 2024

Melissa Vine, a Democrat running for U.S. Congress in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District fires campaign manager after controversy.