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Opinion

Flag Raising GMG 2019

Letters to the Editor

Good Morning GMG!It's a new day, a new school year, and each of you can make it a great year.I hope each of you to remember a short 4-letter word this year and choose to be it every day. NICE... Yes, NICE.How many of you went to the Iowa State Fair?It's great isn't it?Have you heard the term, ...

Tama County Court News

Letters to the Editor

Tama County District Court Before Judge Sean M. McPartland in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Travis Michael Mask, 34, Traer, was found in contempt of court for repeated failure to complete the Iowa Domestic Abuse Program as ordere by the court. he was sentenced to 20 days in ...

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

Local Columns

Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. By Jim Bonser (jbonser@usa.net 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 ...

Naig Comments On Iowa Crop Progress And Condition Report

Local Columns

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

Local Columns

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)

Local Columns

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

Local Columns

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 ...