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District 72 Update Rep. Dean Fisher-January 7, 2020-r

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The 2020 session will begin on Monday, January 13. This is the second year of the 88th General Assembly in Iowa. The Iowa House will be electing new leadership this coming session. Speaker Select Pat Grassley will officially be elected Speaker on the first day of session and Rep. Matt ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Universal parenting truths 2.0

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I’ve written about universal parenting truths before (2015), but there are so many of them, it warrants a second column (and perhaps even a third). There are simply some things we all experience as parents (and often don’t talk about because they are embarrassing or uncomfortable or maybe ...

Looking Back

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30 yrs. ago Jan. 19, 1990 January 23 there will be a special vote at the City Garwin to determine if the citizens want to change the term of office of the council members from two years to four year staggering terms. John Putney resigned as a member of the Gladbrook School Board. He stated ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Sweet Saturday

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Monday morning comes along almost every seven days or so and the workweek looms ahead. Five. Long. Days. Standing at the end, however, is Saturday. Sweet, unencumbered, unscheduled Saturday. A day to sleep in. A day of freedom. On Monday morning, I think about the evening and the chores I will ...

Looking Back

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30 Years Ago January 12, 1990 Goos Implement, Gladbrook, was burglarized early last Sunday morning, January 7. Martha J. Goettsch, passed away January 7 at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Elizabeth L. Parsons, 97, Gladbrook, passed away January 3, at MMSC of natural causes. Mr. and ...