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FINNEY'S 5: How your lawyer can get you off Santa’s naughty list
FINNEY’S 5: Signs you spent too much on Christmas gifts
FINNEY'S 5: Real reasons why the Cyclones bailed on their bowl bid
FINNEY'S 5: Symptoms of exhaustion
FINNEY’S 5: Gross revelations about McDonald’s Grinch-themed meal
FINNEY’S 5: Theories explaining excessive anxiety
FINNEY’S 5: Questions for Fred, my ChatGPT interface
FINNEY’S 5: Strange questions about ‘Stranger Things’
FINNEY’S 5: Cyber Monday joys and sorrows
Iowa Writers Collaborative Holiday Party set for Dec. 17
A personal update and urgent request
FINNEY’S 5: Black Friday fails
FINNEY'S 5: Underreported Thanksgiving safety warnings
FINNEY’S 5: Things you didn’t know about Erin Kiernan
FINNEY’S 5: Surprising things found in Batman’s utility belt
FINNEY’S 5: Excuses for why Des Moines police officer left rifle on the roof of his patrol SUV
FINNEY'S 5: Reactions to Pepsi taking color out of Doritos and Cheetos
The night that tested a neighborhood — and the man who refused to let it fail
FINNEY’S 5: Song lyrics that are a bad idea to quote when being interviewed by the police
FINNEY'S 5: Quotes from turkeys' applications for presidential pardons
FINNEY'S 5: Little-known punctiation facts
Bluder’s broadcast debut felt like a family reunion
FINNEY’S 5: What happens after the shutdown
FINNEY'S 5: Things teachers fear will be the last they hear before they die
Finney's 5: Why there are only 5 things in the Finney's 5
FINNEY'S 5: What Elon Musk is going to do with his $1 trillion compensation package
We have become snowflakes about snowflakes
FINNEY'S 5: How to handle cancelled flights during government shutdown
FINNEY’S 5: Ways to celebrate 50th anniversary of “Wonder Woman” TV series
FINNEY’S 5: What to do if you forgot to get Godzilla something for World Godzilla Day
FINNEY'S 5: Feelings about voting in city and school board elections Tuesday
FINNEY’S 5: Marketing slogans for Fanta’s Chucky Punch
FINNEY’S 5: Reactions to Dodgers winning World Series
FINNEY’S 5: Worst things found in my trick-or-treat bag
In Winterset, a veteran brings hope back from the dead
FINNEY’S 5: Bad ideas for Halloween costumes
FINNEY’S 5: Signs you’re having a bad day
FINNEY’S 5: Ideas for country music lyrics
FINNEY’S 5: Alternate names for new White House ballroom
FINNEY’S 5: Things you parents don’t want to hear at parent-teacher conferences
FINNEY’S: UK reactions to the loss of MTV
FINNEY’S 5: How people survived the Amazon AWS outage
Digressions: Stretching and shrinking baseball caps and the life lived between
FINNEY'S 5: Unexpected side effects of getting flu and COVID 19 vaccines
FINNEY’S 5: Future Trump revenge indictments
FINNEY’S 5: Signs you may be broke
FINNEY’S 5: Signs the apocalypse is upon us
FINNEY’S 5: Reactions to new Coke products
FINNEY'S 5: New Magic 8 Ball answers
FINNEY’S 5: Reasons why I didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize
FINNEY’S 5: Trump excuses for Yankees’ playoff loss
FINNEY’S 5: Trump justifications for deploying National Guard to cities that don't need it
FINNEY’S 5: You know you've been listening to too much Taylor Swift when …
🚗 Still working to get back on the road and caught up on rent 🏠
FINNEY'S 5: Terrible horoscope predictions
The more Fever went down, the more they lifted us up
FINNEY’S 5: Most savage lyrics on Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” album
FINNEY'S 5: Pumpkin spice warnings
🚗 Emergency help to keep us on the road and under a roof 🏠
FINNEY'S 5: What furloughed federal government workers are doing during shutdown
FINNEY’S 5: Signs your day isn’t going well
'Secure,' then 'Evacuate,' and the reminder of the world we live in
FINNEY’S 5: Other things Trump and RFK Jr. believes causes autism besides Tylenol
FINNEY’S 5: New product slogans for the new America
FINNEY’S 5: Suggested shows to replace Colbert
Kimmel returns to late night, here's why it doesn't matter
FINNEY’S 5: Jokes approved by the Trump administration and his goons
FINNEY’S 5: Annoying scientifically proven truths about life
FINNEY’S 5: Robert Redford’s best movies
FINNEY’S 5: Signs I might be suffering delusions of grandeur
Facebook is worried about my mental health
FINNEY’S 5: Songs on public school teachers’ playlist
FINNEY’S 5: Doctors whose health advice I would trust before RFK Jr.
Confessions of a smart alec: A former class clown’s apology to his middle school teachers
FINNEY’S 5: Reasons why Iowa State beat Iowa
FINNEY’S 5: #CyHawk game preview
FINNEY’S 5: Signs you’re oversharing
Headphones give all my students a chance to hear and learn
The new back-to-school: Cellphone bans, student fears, and the shadow of school shootings
FINNEY’S 5: Deep, dark secrets of the Paragraph Stacker
FINNEY’S 5: Thoughts on first day of school by hour
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FINNEY'S 5: Ways teachers are preparing for the new school year
Living with ADHD: This column was supposed to be about a baseball book
FINNEY’S 5: Things I wish didn't know now that I didn't know then
A plea from my heart: I need your help
FINNEY’S 5: Reactions to AOL ending dial-up service
Tale of two meetings: Civility in Indianola, chaos in Winterset
FINNEY’S 5: Overlooked Iowa State Fair traditons
FINNEY'S 5: How teachers are preparing for upcoming school year
From Ryne Sandberg to Ozzy to Hogan: Sorting the legacy from the lowlights
FINNEY’S 5: Most destroyed cars on 1970s-80s TV
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ still doesn't earn its adjective
FINNEY'S 5: Things you shouldn't say to teachers in July
FINNEY’S 5: Why ‘Field of Dreams’ couldn’t be made today
FINNEY’S 5: Things overheard on RAGBRAI this year
CBS canning Colbert’s 'Late Show' is just the beginning
FINNEY’S 5: Reasons I never married (according to romanic comedies)
Still standing, still stacking — but I need your help today
FINNEY’S 5: Greatest Alfreds of all time
REVIEW: Superman isn't very super in sloppy reboot
FINNEY'S 5: Summer reading list
FINNEY’S 5: New customer service messages
July 4 still feels empty with Mom 2.0 gone
FINNEY’S 5: Overlooked great Americans to celebrate on July 4
Late-night TV is dead; Here's who can revive it
FINNEY’S 5: Evolution of birthday celebrations
'Materialists' fails to distinguish itself from standard romantic dramas
Half-century crisis and the Great Mustache Experiment
Humbled, Grateful — and Nearly There To Century Mark
FINNEY’S 5: Ways to tell people your age with out saying the number
FINNEY’S 5: Cliches that need to be retired
50 lessons from my 50 years and other birthday foofaraw
FINNEY’S 5: What the Muppets are doing after Disney World eviction
A Final Push Toward Stability—Your Support Can Get Me There
From Watergate to Trump: How presidential lies went from scandal to strategy
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Phoneician Scheme' is film noir filmed by a madman
Grateful for your support — and still pushing forward
FINNEY’S 5: Other issues Trump plans to deploy the National Guard to solve
FINNEY'S 5: Trump-Musk breakup texts
Joni Ernst's latest dalliance: The grim reaper
FINNEY'S 5: Surprising things Disney HR told employees during layoffs
TRIBUTE: Loretta Swit moved TV roles for woman forward
FINNEY’S 5: Reasons why Sydney Sweeney is selling her bath water
FINNEY'S 5: Unintended economic and social consequences of doing away with the penny
Grateful for the Help — and Still Climbing Toward Stability
Latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ proves 8 is way more the enough
FINNEY’S 5: Abe Lincoln’s reaction to the end of the penny
Pennies, like journalism and literacy, are on their way out
FINNEY’S 5: Odd things in which I take great pride
‘Cheers’ actor George Wendt is dead, but Norm lives forever
FINNEY’S 5: Reasons why Pepsi slipped to fourth in soft drink market share
WNBA and media need a better story than Clark-Reese rivalry
A Personal Appeal: How You Can Help Me Continue to Create, Despite Life's Challenges
FINNEY’S 5: Reactions to price change at pop machine
FINNEY’S 5: Petty things I would do if I were Batman
FINNEY'S 5: Petty things I would do if I were Superman
FINNEY’S 5: Reasons why Finney didn’t attend the Met gala
FINNEY'S 5: Rebel Alliance HR complaints
FINNEY'S 5: HR complaints against the Empire from 'Star Wars'
FINNEY'S 5: Items of concern from Mos Eisley Cantina restaurant inspection report
FINNEY'S 5: 'Star Wars' excuses for calling in sick
FINNEY’S 5: Ruin a birthday greeting with a typo
FINNEY’S 5: Things that will never make sense
FINNEY’S 5: Recent tweets by Scooby-Doo
FINNEY'S 5: Drafted by NFL teams before Shedeur Sanders
FINNEY'S 5: Notes from house artisinal ketchup description
FINNEY’S 5: New events at Drake Relays
FINNEY'S 5: Boldest predictions for the NFL Draft
FINNEY’S 5: What to get the planet for Earth Day?
FINNEY’S 5: Surprising things about found in Easter baskets
FINNEY’S 5: Unexpeded items found in Batman’s utility belt
FINNEY’S 5: Real reasons Kim Reynolds decided not to run for reelection
FINNEY’S 5: Ruin a movie with a Trump policy
FINNEY’S 5: What to tell the aliens when they invade
FINNEY’S 5: Old commercial slogans that describe trade war economy
FINNEY’S 5: Ways to improve late night talk shows
FINNEY’S 5: HR complaints against Darth Vader
Review: 'Eephus' pits middle-aged men against Father Time
FINNEY’S 5: Arguments you didn’t think you need to make
FINNEY’S 5: Trade war consequences
FINNEY’S 5: Signs you’re having a bad day
FINNEY’S 5: Terrible April Fool’s Day pranks
FINNEY’S 5: What Greenlanders said to the U.S. VP
FINNEY’S 5: Unspoken reasons why Taylor Tomlinson quit late night TV
FINNEY’S 5: ‘The Breakfast Club’ 40-year class reunion
FINNEY’S 5: New rules for Opening Day
FINNEY'S 5: Upcoming Dr. Pepper flavor mash ups
FINNEY’S 5: What teachers did to prepare for end of spring break
The fog of ADHD is messing up my life
FINNEY’S 5: Real reasons why Elon Musk’s Cybertrucks were recalled
FINNEY’S 5: Ideas for country music lyrics
FINNEY’5: Most requested men’s cologne fragrances
FINNEY’S 5: Questionable band names
FINNEY’S 5: Teacher goals for spring break
FINNEY’S 5: Recalled Care Bears
FINNEY'S 5: Things you don't want to hear first thing in the morning
FINNEY’S 5: Signs you might be a superhero
FINNEY'S 5: Ways to resist Daylight Savings Time
FINNEY’S: Overheard at the Iowa High School Girls State Basketball Tournament
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FINNEY'S 5: Real reasons Trump delayed trade war
Finney's 5: Signs Iowa legislators are goofy
FINNEY’S 5: Better ways to use your time than watching Trump
FINNEY’S 5: Reasons why there wasn't a Finney's 5 on Monday or Tuesday
FINNEY’S 5: Sequels we don’t need
FINNEY'S 5: Signs the end is near
FINNEY’ 5: Rejected plots for Hallmark movies
FINNEY'S 5: Ways Iowans overreact to a 60 degree day in February
FINNEY'S 5: Unusual excuses for being late to work
Lawmakers' obscenity purge focuses on wrong targets
FINNEY'S 5: Strange workplace notices
FINNEY’s 5: Things that should concern Iowa Democrats
FINNEY'S 5: Signs Marvel Studios are out of ideas
Finney's 5: Secrets to staying warm
FINNEY'S 5: Signs it's too cold
Review: 'Captain America: Brave New World' not particularly brave or new
FINNEY'S 5: Signs you're not handling the end of football season well
FINNEY'S 5: Ways to cope if you don't have a Valentine
FINNEY'S 5: What teacher's did on their snowday
Hacked Facebook page haunts exiled newsman turned teacher
Simpson music faculty revives silent movie
Iowa lawmakers must make special education, children's mental health a priority
Mamas, don't let your children grow up to be Register interns