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Q&A: Flags For Fallen Heroes With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What is the Fallen Heroes Flag Act? A: This federal law provides the American public one way to pay tribute to the legions of heroes across the country who pay the ultimate sacrifice in service to their neighborhoods and communities. Community helpers and first-responders who run towards ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-24/7

My husband and I did it. Many of us did. We jumped into the deep end and never looked back. Just keep swimming. We did. Lap after lap. From low tide to high. Now we find ourselves not in the water but poolside, beachside. Watching. And this time around it’s different. Because it isn’t us ...

Touring the Skies By Jim Bonser (jbonser@usa.net)

Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. What was I saying last month about longer days and dreams of spring? Boy! Winter has arrived and seems to be making up for lost time. But I know that spring is not that far away and I am hopeful ...

Looking Back

30 Years Ago February 3, 1989 The Gladbrook Jaycees are pleased to announce that by Corn Carnival 1989 there WILL BE permanent public restrooms located on the northeast side of the city park. On September 2, 1988, Shauntay Rickett won the Little Miss Wal-Mart contest. She was presented with ...

Tama Co. Court News-District Court

Before Judge Fae Hoover-Grinde in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Ceisha Rose Van Wey, 27, rural Tama, pleaded guilty to 1st offense drunken driving. She was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days already served and fined and assessed court costs totaling $3,076. The ...

Q&A: Flags For Fallen Heroes With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What is the Fallen Heroes Flag Act? A: This federal law provides the American public one way to pay tribute to the legions of heroes across the country who pay the ultimate sacrifice in service to their neighborhoods and communities. Community helpers and first-responders who run towards ...

District 72 – Rep. Dean Fisher

The ceremonies and speeches are done and the House has gotten down to business this week in spite of the cold and freezing rain. The emphasis now is on finishing up the research on bills, having them drafted and reviewed, filing them, assigning them to the pertinent committee and conducting ...