Jeff Abbas

General Manager, KPVL

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General Manager of KPVL, community radio in Postville, Iowa

Jeff Abbas on KCRW

Illegal immigration has become a big issue all over the country, in cities and towns that have never had to deal with it before.

States, Feds Shift Tack on Illegal Immigration

Illegal immigration has become a big issue all over the country, in cities and towns that have never had to deal with it before.

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In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

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