Q: Why does the United States train dogs for diplomatic service overseas? A: The Explosive Detection Canine Program (EDCP) has operated for more than two decades under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist foreign countries and our international law enforcement partners with ...
When we visit with constituents, some of the most common and persistent consumer complaints are about those irritating and sometimes frightening robocalls that we're all bombarded with day and night. Robocalls are recorded messages from scam artists to unsuspecting consumers. The scammers ...
It’s that time of year. School is in session. Backpacks line the back doorway. Yellow busses line the streets. Bedtimes and wake-times are earlier than in the previous months. Mornings are resoundingly announced by alarm clocks – something unheard of during June, July and August. Summer ...
Because It Matters… The old man awoke just before sunrise, as he often did, to walk by the ocean’s edge and greet the new day. As he moved through the morning’s dawn, he focused on a faint, faraway motion. He saw a youth, bending and reaching and flailing his arms, dancing on the beach, ...
Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Every now and then I am asked, “What is it about astronomy that excites you so much?” After all, some have said, not much changes from year to year. I have to admit that they are right, M13 ...
30 Years Ago Sept. 22, 1989 Chris Gienger, senior 3rd baseman for the Rebels this past season was selected to the All-State Honorable Mention team for her outstanding play at 3rd base. Chris led the Rebels with a .409 batting average. She was also a First Team All Big Iowa Selection. Jody ...
Congratulations to the 2019 G-R homecoming CourtTaylor Frischmeyer, Reagan Skovgard, Gracey Nagle, Jasmin Tervin, Brianna Strohbehn, Aiden Wyatt, Eli Thede, Aidan Walters, Samuel Mussig, & Tyler Tscherter. The King and Queen will be crowned at Homecoming Happenings on Thursday, October ...
Crimes committed by what the Iowa Supreme Court identifies as “non-Indians” on the Meskwaki Settlement are subject to trial in Iowa District or Magistrate courts. That order handed down by the court on Sept. 13 reverses what Tama County Magistrate Richard Vander Mey had ruled in January. ...
The 2019-2020 school year started on August 23, and the first five weeks of school have been GReat! We welcomed five new teachers to the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebel family this school year, and I’m pleased to introduce them to the community in the paragraphs below. MS. LAURIE SEIDL, 7-12 ...
"It was very interesting to visit all the Iowa courthouses," Marlus Svoboda say of her tour over the state. It has ended with a photo quilt which displays a block each of the 100 courthouses - yes, 99 counties but, Lee County has a "north" county seat in Ft. Madison and a "south" county seat in ...