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The surprises and turns of life

Lori Berglund
August 27, 2008

“The news just gets funnier with time,” that was the headline that caught my eye as I was perusing some issues from 10 years ago this summer. The story below it looks to be a column I wrote for this very space back in August 1998. And, judging by the topic, I would say that I had just returned from a little one of our annual family vacation times at Clear Lake. A lot has changed in the last decade of my life, but I still enjoy spending an August day cruising the antique stores of Clear Lake or sunning myself while lounging all afternoon on the beach. And, I am glad to say, I don’t think that will ever change. On that 1998 trip to the lake, I must have picked up a few of the old magazines and newspapers that my husband would say now clutters up our attic. But trash and/or treasure — as we all know — is all in the eye of the beholder. One of the treasures I latched on to that day was a June 8, 1944, edition of the old Des Moines Tribune.

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‘The girls’ get a little company

August 21, 2008

It’s been awhile since I’ve offered a barnyard update from our little home, over the rivers and through the woods, and there’s all sorts of interesting news to share.

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It's not easy being George

August 18, 2008

If you want to feel like an old fossil, spend a summer with a bunch of kids. That's what I did!

The Salvation Army facility where my office is located offers a summer day camp for children ages 5-12.

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One life in the melting pot

August 14, 2008

What a story her life would have been. I never had the chance to meet her, but I recognize a good story when I see one and her life embodied the cultural melting pot of the 20th Century in America.

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A church by any other name

August 14, 2008

After many, many story assignments that had to do with local churches over the years I have sometimes felt as if I were becoming a religion writer by trade.

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There's something about August

August 6, 2008

I like June. It is the first month of summer. In June, we fool ourselves into believing that summer will stretch on before us endlessly. There is no rush to enjoy the summertime in June because, year after year, we hope it will just last forever.

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