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Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Black and white

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Most of life isn’t cut and dried – unless you are an herb. The bulk of our days operate on a continuum, with each of us finding our own way forward in our own way. There’s lots of room for middle ground. You may give a book or movie three or four out of five stars. You might kind of sort ...

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. I have some farmer friends. They are all different and they definitely don’t fit typical stereotyping of what some might consider ‘typical’ farmers. There is one though, who doesn’t take ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Thoughts from a mama bear

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The media has us fired up. About lots of things. And that’s good. We should be fired up. Fired up equals interested and engaged. We should all be interested and engaged. An observation: our culture is ever-changing. (Hallelujah to that!) We often need culture changes. They bring about good ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Thoughts from a mama bear

Local Columns

The media has us fired up. About lots of things. And that’s good. We should be fired up. Fired up equals interested and engaged. We should all be interested and engaged. An observation: our culture is ever-changing. (Hallelujah to that!) We often need culture changes. They bring about good ...

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. I have some farmer friends. They are all different and they definitely don’t fit typical stereotyping of what some might consider ‘typical’ farmers. There is one though, who doesn’t take ...

Looking Back

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30 Years Ago July 21, 1989 Saturday, July 15, friends and family gathered to honor John Alfred Niedermann, 98, life long resident of Garwin, currently residing at Grandview Heights Nursing Home in Marshalltown. Alfred’s claim to fame is that he is one of very few to be awarded a certificate ...

Gladbrook Lions Club

Letters to the Editor

The Gladbrook Lions met on July 11th, at Spanky's for a supper meeting. A picture of the Lion's float in the Corn Carnival parade was passed around. The Lions also helped with the Friday night bingo chaired by Lion Chris Hackett. Chris, who is a board member of the Iowa Lions Foundation, ...

Tama Co. Court News

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Tama County District Court Before Judge Mary E. Chicchelly in Tama County District Court in Toledo: David Michael Keidel, 76, Cedar Falls, was sentenced on July 11 to 10 years in prison on Tama County Attorney Brent Heeren charge of vehicular homicide - reckless homicide and five ...