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One of the most frustrating chores for men is finding an appropriate greeting card. While shopping for an anniversary card for my wife several weeks ago (which was challenging enough) I was also …
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Arvid Huisman |
8/30/23 12:00 AM
The gavel has fallen, and the 2024 session of the 90th General Assembly has begun. This week has been filled with exciting results and projections for Iowa, including testaments from Governor …
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By Senator Dawn Driscoll |
1/7/24 08:00 AM
Maybe you missed the story last month, it’s interesting.
The Satanic Temple of Iowa followed the rules, applied and was approved for a display at the Iowa State Capitol for the Christmas season. …
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1/17/24 08:00 AM
Our house is over twenty years old. Like all homes, even ones in excellent shape, ours needs maintenance and improvements occasionally. Recently, my wife wanted to replace our kitchen floor. I …
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1/17/24 08:00 AM
Now that a fat layer of snow has blanketed our world, it’s safe to say winter is here. But for people who love getting their hands in the dirt, the seed catalogs are out, and plans for spring …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/24 08:00 AM
Once again, the Kalona community responded by turning out in good numbers for the Kalona Optimists’ Community Blood Drive on Monday, July 10, at the Kalona Mennonite Church.
ImpactLife, …
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By Ron Slechta |
7/12/23 12:18 PM
Over 60% of Iowans support a woman’s freedom to choose what happens with her pregnancy, and I’m one of them.
Women and their loved ones need to be able to decide whether the …
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7/12/23 12:45 PM
Anyone driving on H Avenue north of the Mid-Prairie Middle School will notice that the soccer field for youngsters between the East Elementary and Middle School has been replaced with a fenced off …
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4/26/23 11:10 AM
Highland held their final Facilities Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24. It was the best-attended meeting of the five that were held. We had 29 people there to finalize a plan to take …
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By Superintendent Ken Crawford |
2/7/24 08:00 AM
Fifty years ago, we put students before politics and the AEAs were created with the help of Senator Chuck Grassley, to create equal opportunities for all students, so that regardless of whether you …
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2/7/24 08:00 AM
Republicans have been working on legislation intended to instill patriotism in K-12 students by having them sing the National Anthem daily. I agree completely that we need to renew students’ …
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2/7/24 08:00 AM
About nine years ago, my mom called to tell me about a classified ad she noticed in the paper – the G****** I think it was. Thanks to her, I ended up at The News.
After years of creating …
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By Anna Kahn |
8/4/23 03:06 PM
Iowa pig farmers care about their animals. We raise them from birth, feed them, nurture them, take care of their medical needs, and provide climate-controlled housing to ensure pigs are comfortable …
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Trish Cook |
8/10/23 12:00 AM
A key bill I am sponsoring this session is SF 2067. This bill aims to address and reform various aspects of how sexual assault cases are handled, particularly in terms of evidence preservation, …
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Sen. Dawn Driscoll |
1/31/24 08:00 AM
I grew up catching bluegills (and one huge catfish) in the pond behind my house. In high school I started canoeing the rivers in northeast Iowa. I still love spending time outdoors, but these days I …
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1/31/24 08:00 AM
Last Wednesday as I was walking to the post office, I accidentally stepped in feces that someone’s dog left on a downtown Kalona sidewalk. I didn’t really notice it until I got inside the …
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Ron Slechta |
8/16/23 12:00 AM
Eliminating gestation crates will not only ease the suffering of mother pigs – it may also put some money back in the pockets of Iowa farmers.
The USDA funded a two-and-a-half year …
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Benjamin Williamson |
8/16/23 12:00 AM
On Friday, Dec. 22 our publisher, Ron Slechta , returned to the office. It was a short visit, but there were smiles all around as we were happy to see him “home,” as our reporter TJ …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/27/23 08:00 AM
I grew up in Elkhart County, Indiana, and my first interaction with Kalona, Iowa was with a customer from Kalona who came to my father, a fruit buyer on the Benton Harbor Michigan Fruit Market. We …
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12/27/23 08:00 AM
Representative Miller-Meeks, quoting from your recent newsletter (12/15) on the subject of immigration, “There is still more work that needs to be done…[I] will continue to urge my colleagues to …
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12/27/23 08:00 AM
