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Food of the season
December 24, 2012 Christmas has many facets. There’s the music and the decorations, the Christmas trees and the gifts, shopping and planning, parties and religious celebrations, families and friend. more »»
White Christmas is here
December 21, 2012 Our first snowfall of the season certainly whalopped the state of Iowa. Folks in parts of Iowa reported experiencing thundersnow while others just reported heavy, drifting, wet snow. more »»
Hands off Medicaid
December 21, 2012 As President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner continue negotiations on the so-called ‘fiscal cliff,’ I have one simple message: hands off Medicaid. more »»
Misinformation in the wake of tragedy
December 19, 2012 Jam of the week: “I Think It Is Beautiful That You Are 256 Colors Too” by Black Moth Super Rainbow Misinformation is an unfortunate reality of life. more »»
Silver bells and other bells
December 17, 2012 Bells have become an integral part of our Christmas tradition. The ringing of bells, I have read, can be traced back to pagan winter celebrations. more »»
Best gifts — people in our lives
December 17, 2012 So this week I was rather suddenly thrust into entertaining for a meal at my house. more »»
Finding the perfect gift
December 14, 2012 Finding that extra special, personal, much-loved Christmas present for those special people on your Christmas list can be a daunting task. more »»
The Christmas cliff
December 12, 2012 Jam of the week: “Crystallized” by Melody’s Echo Chamber As our elected officials play trench warfare while the fiscal cliff approaches and the Mayans find themselves nearing the end of their “Far... more »»
Logging 100,000 constituent cases
December 12, 2012 Recently, my office reached a remarkable milestone: we logged our 100,000th constituent case in Iowa. more »» 
Trail talk
December 11, 2012 As I put this column together, the first shotgun deer season is over and we’re four days into the second shotgun season. There’s a lot — an awful lot — of deer moving around out there. more »» 
A buck and a half an ounce
December 11, 2012 If you ask a dozen hunters for reasons why they hunt, a frequent answer might be to save money and put meat in the freezer. I used to think this was one of my reasons, too. Then I did the math. more »»
A letter to St. Nick ...
December 10, 2012 Dear Santa, It’s me again. I still have the letter that Ernie the Elf sent last year telling me that I’m too old to write you every year and that I’m a waste of your time. more »»
Making music together
December 10, 2012 I am fortunate to play in a hand bell choir. I say that even though I’m certainly not the most talented musician at any level, nor am I always the most willin. more »» 
A crafty obsession
December 7, 2012 I've been surfing holiday gift and decorating websites lately – a little obsessively, I might add. more »» 
The footnote of album artwork
December 5, 2012 Jam of the week: “Leif Erikson” by Interpol Common wisdom says one should not judge a book by its cover. more »»
Warming you from the inside
December 3, 2012 Memory is an often discussed subject these days. In the computer world we discuss memory in terms of volume – how much memory – and use terms like megabytes and terabyte. more »»
Just a simple coat of paint
December 3, 2012 I’m not sure there’s anything that improves a room or a building more than a simple coat of paint. more »»
Catching the spirit of the season
November 30, 2012 We had occasion to drive around the community this week, and what a neat surprise we found. Webster City was all lit up in their finest Christmas lighting. more »»
‘The book was better’
November 28, 2012 Jam of the week: “Sounds Like Love (Instrumental)” by J Dilla If you read my column regularly, you’ll know that I’m much more of a film and television buff than a regular reader. more »»
Eb’s stupid Thanksgiving
November 26, 2012 It was Black Friday and the coffee shop parking lot was nearly empty. One pickup stood out – Eb Griper’s rusty old Studebaker. more »» |
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