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Opinion

Old age and Iowa winters

Local Columns

At the risk of appearing to be a geezer, I confess that (having been born in January) I am currently experiencing my 73rd winter in Iowa. Well, it won’t officially be winter in Iowa until 11:19 p.m. on December 21 but when it snows and it’s cold outside it’s winter. To heck with the ...

Shop locally this holiday season

Editorials

The Christmas season is officially here. Shoppers will be on the hunt for the perfect gift for everyone on their shopping list. Some will decide that it’s easier to forgo merchants in the community to click order gifts from online sources. They are mistaken. There are many good reasons ...

It’s American Education Week

Editorials

Since the earliest days in our state’s history, Iowans have understood that schools are important to the proper development of youngsters to help ready them to assist in building a bright future for their communities and state. Not long after farmsteads began to fill Iowa’s landscape, they ...

Remember those in need this holiday season

Editorials

Thanksgiving is upon us, and soon the Christmas season will be here. The time spent together with family over food and gift giving is something that we all associate with this time of year. But there are those for whom these holidays are just another day, but with an added sense of loneliness ...

October is Co-op Month across US

Editorials

There are various types of businesses that operate as cooperatives, but according to the National Cooperative Business Association they all are owned and democratically controlled by their members and are designed to serve those members. The members typically are the people who “use the ...

Family offers thanks for recent benefts

Letters to Editor

To the Editor: Our family would like to thank everyone who attended the benefits and all those who made donations. Your generosity is truly appreciated, and It has helped to lift the stress we were feeling. The prayers, love, and support we have received from the community is overwhelming ...