Western Iowa Democratic congressional candidate Rob Hubler says
domestic abuse services in this part of the state have been depleted
more than in other sections of the Hawkeye State. Hubler, a retired
Presbyterian minister from Council Bluffs, is framing this as a
"family values" issue in his race against U.S. Rep. Steve King,
R-Kiron. "In my first pastorate, twenty years ago, I anticipated I
would be marrying, counseling, burying, and generally guiding the
flock in the church," Hubler said. "I knew even in 1988 that the rural
economy is always a challenge to those that live there. I knew that
life always presents problems that test daily living. What I never
expected was the frequency that I encountered relationships involving
physical and mental abuse situations."

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