Anxiety is the enemy of a peaceful life. People go to great lengths to get rid of stress; travel ads promise that vacations will sweep you away from it; gums offer to help you sweat it out; and popular magazines suggest ways to lessen it by adjusting schedules or habits. The problem is, no one ...
It happened again last week. We had to reset our clocks because of Daylight Saving Time (DST). I’m not sure if we are saving daylight now or if we were week before last. (I just checked. We are in the saving mode. Glad I figured that one out.) Really though – and I’m trying not to sound ...
10 YEARS AGO MARCH 18, 2010 Fatal car accident in Grundy Co. killing Alice Sams, 85, Whitten. Lt. Colonel Timothy Rickert, son of Gary & Margeret Rickert. of Reinbeck, has been selected to attend the U.S. Army War College in PA. Bryce Craig, Reinbeck, achieved his 3rd state championship ...
On Thursday, March 19 at 10:50 p.m. spring officially begins for us in the northern hemisphere. Hooray! To be honest, I would have to say that overall this winter has been fairly mild with only a few weeks of really cold weather so far, nevertheless, Unfortunately, in spite of the mostly mild ...
Parental instincts It’s the American dream: A home, job, spouse, two-car garage, dog, cat and 2.5 kids. Or maybe not. Millennials, it seems, want it all – except for maybe the kids. If you don’t believe me, do the Google. There are at least a dozen articles online that tout the reasons ...
Let me remind you that this is the Saturday night you’ll want to Spring - Forward. For some of you it will happen at 2:00 A.M., for others it will occur when your digital clocks automatically change time and for others you’ll forget until you show up for something fashionably late! ...
40 yrs. ago March 14, 1980 The Gladbrook Family Medical Service welcomes a pharmacist to Gladbrook. Steve Randall will operate the pharmacy Monday through Friday mornings. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Staker of rural Gladbrook have a goat that gave birth to four kids on Sunday, March 2. She had ...
On Thursday, March 19 at 10:50 p.m. spring officially begins for us in the northern hemisphere. Hooray! To be honest, I would have to say that overall this winter has been fairly mild with only a few weeks of really cold weather so far, nevertheless, Unfortunately, in spite of the mostly mild ...
It’s the American dream: A home, job, spouse, two-car garage, dog, cat and 2.5 kids. Or maybe not. Millennials, it seems, want it all – except for maybe the kids. If you don’t believe me, do the Google. There are at least a dozen articles online that tout the reasons – some brutally ...
While reading my morning devotion the other day, the author wrote about her impatience at the veterinary office. You know those kind of day when you have an appointment and a list of other things that need to be done. After waiting for 45 minutes she was called back to the room with her own ...