David Elbert is a former business editor and columnist for the Des Moines Register. He now writes about local history for DSM Magzine.
Paul Simon’s 1977 song “Slip Slidin’ Away” hit home the other day. It’s about a failing romance, although many believe the lyrics are a metaphor for the 1970s downside that followed euphoric times a decade earlier.
For me, “Slip Slidin’ Away” is what happened to Iowa, as our population, educational standards and health care systems slipped away, along with our news media and tolerance for others…