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Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Heroes amongst us

Local Columns

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

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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

Local Columns

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 ...

Substitute Authorization Class

Letters to the Editor

Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD is looking for those interested in becoming a substitute teacher. Central Rivers AEA in Cedar Falls is offering a 20-hour course designed to meet the requirements for the Substitute Authorization Program. Receiving a Substitute Authorization will allow an individual who ...

G-R Elementary delivers pop tabs to Ronald McDonald House

Letters to the Editor

Dear G-R Community, Thank you for collecting all of the pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. We delivered six 5-gallon Buckets of pop tabs this summer. They weighed 72 pounds. Did you know that the TAB has more aluminum than the entire can? To donate you can send pop tabs with a student or ...

Steel Shooters of Traer

Letters to the Editor

The Steel Shooters of Traer had a successful shooting season. They competed at national, regional, state and local levels, taking top honors in each of them. National Match The Steel Shooters competed in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) National Championships July 14-21 at the ...