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Opinion

Pastor Gideon & Jhona Lyn Gallo become U.S. Citizens

Letters to the Editor

Pastor Gideon & Jhona Lyn Gallo arrived in the United States on January 23, 2008 obtaining an I-94 immigration permit when Pastor Gideon became the pastor of a church in Iowa. In 2009, they renewed their I-94 permit & applied for an I-360 permit which when approved, would allow them ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Parental instincts

Local Columns

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 ...

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

Local Columns

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 ...

Looking Back

Local Columns

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 ...

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

Local Columns

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 ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Parental instincts

Local Columns

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 ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Too many things all around

Local Columns

My aging dad lived alone for nearly 10 years after my mom died. But recently we all came to the conclusion that living alone was a lonely endeavor. That, accompanied by his increasing need for assistance with some things, led us to find him a new home. His moving to a new home meant cleaning ...