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Slices of Life by Jill Pertler- Banning guns

I’ve learned through the years that parenting is an ever-changing process. Most of us start out thinking we can do it all, and soon find out that there is no way (no how, not ever) to do it all. So we make choices. We choose our issues and priorities and forge ahead. A wise friend and ...

Q&A: Protecting Young Athletes from Abuse With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What recent federal law was enacted to protect young athletes from abuse? A: Whether we are spectators or participants, sports are a big part of our American way of life. At all levels of competition, from youth leagues to collegiate to the Olympics, sports provide athletes the opportunity ...

Looking Back

30 Years Ago November 17, 1989 Approximately 175 past and present Gladbrook Jaycees enjoyed an evening at their 25th anniversary celebration. Jolene Denbow and Mike Casebolt received the coveted Governor’s Leadership Award at the 1989 Iowa Community Betterment Recognition Day, October 28, ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-One great cat – part two

The end came quickly, as it often does for the best of beings. Our cat was old. We knew that. He’d been with us for 19 years and his bright light was growing dimmer. His candle was flickering. We all saw it and knew his truly majestic life was coming to an inevitable end. But it’s never ...

Q&A: National Adoption Month With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: Why is November celebrated as National Adoption Month? A: As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. For many Americans, the nation’s Thanksgiving holiday is a national homecoming that brings friends and families together from near and far on the fourth Thursday of November. ...

Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

10 YEARS AGO DEC.. 3, 2009 A special recital in celebration of the gift of the late Ruth Strohbehn’s violin was celebrated in the UNI School of Music. G-/R cheerleaders are declared State Champs again. Idabelle McIntrye will celebrate her 80th birthday on Dec. 3rd. Grundy Co. Hospital ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-One great cat – part two

The end came quickly, as it often does for the best of beings. Our cat was old. We knew that. He’d been with us for 19 years and his bright light was growing dimmer. His candle was flickering. We all saw it and knew his truly majestic life was coming to an inevitable end. But it’s never ...