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Naig Comments On Iowa Crop Progress And Condition Report

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DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 26, 2019) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Recent temperatures have been ...

Q&A: A Win for Rural America with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

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Q: What is the EB-5 foreign visa program? A: Nearly three decades ago, Congress created an incentive in the Immigration Act of 1990 to attract foreign investment and entrepreneurship in the United States. The EB-5 visa is an employment-based category of federal immigration policy designed to ...

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

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Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Sometimes simple is best. Options are nice. Features are nice. However, options and features also bring complexity and can rob a lot of enjoyment from an activity. Faced with pressure from other ...

Looking Back

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30 Years Ago August 25, 1989 Melissa Volkens, 6, and brother, Brandon, 4, were crowned Queen and King of “Kinderfest” held in Readlyn. Our AFS student for 1989-90 is Ying Chow from Hong Kong. She likes to be called Zoe. She will be living with the Dean and Linda Storey family in ...

Naig Comments On Iowa Crop Progress And Condition Report

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DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Overall, crops around the state are in good condition. ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Bird watching

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I never used to consider myself a bird watcher. But this summer I’ve had various species of birds cross my path. And while they all fly (I haven’t seen any ostriches or penguins) the manner in which they fly differs greatly from bird-type to bird-type. Ducks are great swimmers; the same ...

Looking Back

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30 Years Ago August 18, 1989 Gladbrook-Reinbeck classes will start on August 28. Dustin Kinkade, 12, of Traer, formerly of Gladbrook, was killed when he was thrown from a vehicle in an early morning accident near Clutier. Iowa Games officials listed athlete Sheresa Lynch as a 2nd place ...

Gladbrook Legion Says ‘THANK YOU’

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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion, the Gladbrook Post #127 chose to walk the 6 cemeteries they serve for their Memorial Day activities and check each Veteran's grave for a military flag marker as a special project. Denbows started at Badger Hill in the fall of 2018 ...