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Tama Co. Economic Development By Heath Kellogg

A guy is walking through the desert when he meets three men going the other way. One is drinking out of a water bottle, one is looking at his phone and the third one is dragging a car door. He stops to talk to them. “Why are you guys out here?” he asked. “Our car broke down in the ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Heroes amongst us

You might find them wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. They can be dressed in Sunday’s best. Others are outfitted in a baseball cap and sports jersey. They may be in pajamas or in shorts and a wide-brimmed hat to ward off the sun. Some wear yesterday’s t-shirt paired with barely combed hair ...

Q&A: Cost of Prescription Drugs U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: How would your price transparency amendment change prescription drug advertising? A: The U.S. Senate adopted a bipartisan amendment I co-sponsored with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois that would improve information available to consumers about their prescription medicines. Right now ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Heroes amongst us

You might find them wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. They can be dressed in Sunday’s best. Others are outfitted in a baseball cap and sports jersey. They may be in pajamas or in shorts and a wide-brimmed hat to ward off the sun. Some wear yesterday’s t-shirt paired with barely combed hair ...

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

10 YEARS AGO SEPT. 11, 2006 Charles Freitag has donated his print “Generation” to Pioneer Craft Fair which is happening this Sunday. Jake Petersen & Adam DuBois, both of G-R, will both play at Central College. Warren Frahm, 81, Ames, died August 31 at the Northwest Health Care ...

Q&A: Cost of Prescription Drugs U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: How would your price transparency amendment change prescription drug advertising? A: The U.S. Senate adopted a bipartisan amendment I co-sponsored with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois that would improve information available to consumers about their prescription medicines. Right now ...

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. September. Hot and muggy. Kids back in school but then sent home early because it’s too hot in the unairconditioned classrooms! That’s what usually comes to mind first when I think about ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Say what you mean, mean what you say

How are you? What’s up? What’s new? How about this crazy hot (cold, rainy, dry) weather we’ve been having? Have a great day! Small talk. We’ve all participated in the chatter, often not even thinking about what we’re saying. It’s rote communication. Blah, blah, blah. But what do ...

Q&A: Border Security U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: Why did you write a letter to the Department of Homeland Security asking how the man accused of murdering Mollie Tibbetts got from Mexico to Iowa and was in Iowa illegally for up to seven years? A: The letter I sent to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen seeks answers on a ...