This is America. Land of the free. Home of the brave. But apparently for a few that also seems to mean free to and brave enough to disregard “NO Snowmobiles” signs posted on the Pioneer Trail. How time flies. It has been five years since I wrote a column on the illegal use of snowmobiles ...
January 30, 2020 This week, House Republicans announced a K-12 funding package for the 2020-21 school year that will provide schools with additional resources that they can depend on. Additionally, it takes into account many of the challenges that school boards and administrators have brought ...
Sanders, Biden, Buttigieg split top Tama Co. Democrat backingDemocrats gathered across Tama County Monday night, Feb. 3, as they did the State of Iowa for the nation's first test for the 2020 presidential nomination. A number of the candidates had campaigned or had high profile representatives ...
Just checking in. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Have you given up on them yet or are you still going strong? Did any of you make a resolution to work on your relationship with God? Even if you didn’t, a relationship with God is always within our reach. He always welcomes us with ...
30 yrs. ago Feb. 9, 1990 Albert Cecil West, 77, longtime newspaper publisher of Gladbrook died Friday, February 2 of congestive heart failure. Born October 17, 1912, in Coon Rapids, Iowa he was the son of Thomas and Blanch Stanley West. In 1935 he moved to Gladbrook and purchased the ...
As some of you who have been reading my articles for years know, my interest in astronomy began when my mom got me a telescope for my birthday when I was around 9 years old. I was hooked when I caught a glimpse of Saturn through that little scope. Unfortunately, besides the Moon, which was ...
Something about a new year (or decade) gets me focused on the English language. I’m not sure why. Normal people focus on indoor exercise and weight loss during the winter months. I think about words and the heaviness they can cause when used in a redundant manner. Heavy phrases are like ...
Well a few years ago, April 2015 to be exact, I related a sad story involving my white homing pigeons. I had opened the door to the loft to see all of my snow-white homing pigeons dead on the floor. Heads missing or throats bloodied. I describe enough details here so as to show that I ...
Week two of the session is complete and work is well underway. All the pomp and circumstance of the first week is behind us and we are focused on the hard work of moving our bills through committee. One of the first budget issues we will act on is the Supplemental State Aid for K-12 Public ...
Something about a new year (or decade) gets me focused on the English language. I’m not sure why. Normal people focus on indoor exercise and weight loss during the winter months. I think about words and the heaviness they can cause when used in a redundant manner. Heavy phrases are like ...