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Jan. 4: National Spaghetti Day Historians aren’t exactly sure about pasta’s origins: it may have originated in Italy, but also perhaps China. The first pasta dish is thought to date back …
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1/3/24 08:00 AM
I’m a “Never look back, darling,” sort of girl, so reviewing the past year goes against my nature. But during the last week of 2023, that is what I did, going through a year’s …
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by Cheryl Allen |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
The four weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break are probably the busiest weeks of the year. It seems like a long four weeks but then it goes by in a blur. Winter athletics start up in full game …
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By Ken Crawford |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
News Editor Cheryl Allen’s Dec. 28 “From the News Desk” article unfortunately contained an untruth that is being promulgated by State Senator Dawn Driscoll concerning the reason for the impact …
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1/3/24 08:00 AM
A bill in Iowa’s legislature to imbue a restrictive version of social studies education upon our young people is not only poorly written but replaces the goal of teaching WHAT happened in history …
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2/21/24 08:00 AM
This month has been an exciting one for us at The News, as some of us were able to attend the Iowa Newspaper Association’s annual convention in Des Moines on Feb. 8. The convention offers various …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/21/24 08:00 AM
If you enjoyed the fireworks displays of the Sons of AmVets at Richmond and at Wellman, you can thank the City of Kalona (and many other contributors) for helping to fund both displays.
The City …
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By Ron Slechta |
7/5/23 09:51 AM
In the sixth week of our legislative session, we hit our first major milestone of the year, setting the stage for a week filled with intensive subcommittee and committee meetings. Our focus was on …
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By Sen. Dawn Driscoll |
2/21/24 08:00 AM
I am a parent and an educator. I have worked in public education for nearly 14 years at the secondary level as a social studies teacher. I am not writing this as a representative of my district or my …
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2/21/24 08:00 AM
I remember my first week vividly.
I had just graduated the University of Iowa and was fairly new to adult life.
It was January, cold and wet.
My car broke down, leaving me with my …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/21/24 08:00 AM
The first reaction of many people who have visited the Kalona Streetscape project inside the Wahl Museum at the Kalona Historical Village is to say, “This is awesome.”
They are …
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By Ron Slechta |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
My instinctive interest in eating became apparent the first day of my life, as it is with everyone, and expanded from there, on into an active lifelong attraction. Although, it has taken me a little …
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By Lols Eckhardt |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
Another Johnson County Fair has come and gone. I think it’s worth highlighting the sheer impact this fair has on the community and our youth.
4-H and FFA are organizations helping …
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By Ron Stutsman, Hills |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
I am exasperated that House leadership is threatening to tank our economy to extract devastating budget cuts that target people experiencing poverty.
As a condition for allowing the U.S. …
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5/10/23 10:28 AM
Which important issues were supported by your state representative and state senator:
Help low-income people feed their families, or help pay state administrators high salaries?
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7/19/23 10:11 AM
By a majority vote of the Kalona Library board of trustees, the book “Gender Queer” retained a place in the library.
Did the vote represent the community?
If a majority of …
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6/7/23 09:57 AM
Last Wednesday I was invited to join a journalist with the Fairfield radio station for a discussion with Senator Charles Grassley for his weekly podcast, Capitol Hill Report. The Fairfield …
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By Ron Slechta |
6/7/23 09:57 AM
As more and more people seem to be walking these days, it has been brought to my attention that motorists really appreciate those walkers who walk in the streets of Kalona who are wearing light …
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By Ron Slechta |
11/8/23 08:00 AM
What is great about a small school in Iowa?
Highland’s choir director, Jennifer McClenahan, and band director, Andrew McDonald, put on the Disney musical, Newsies, Jr, in Highland’s high …
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By Ken Crawford, Highland Superintendent |
11/8/23 08:00 AM
The current Congressperson for the 1st District, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, needs a clearer voting strategy in Congress. For instance, she voted against the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxic Act …
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2/14/24 08:00 AM
