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HB Weekend Update: Items needed for Auction
Here's a rarity that one will see at a market or second-hand shop: A framed tile painting of a horse and buggy crossing a double-leaf bascule bridge spanning a canal in a town in the Netherlands. Wh...
Posted on 6/17/13 at 4:32 AM
Happy New Year
Every year, as we say goodbye to one year and hello to another, it seems customary for people to look back and reflect on the happenings of the past 365 -- or 366 this year -- days. People often ma...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 4:50 PM
FFA pride shines through the next generation
I still remember my first trip to the Minnesota FFA Convention in St. Paul. I had packed my black pants, my freshly ironed white shirts and that blue corduroy jacket - the one with my name stitched in...
Posted on 4/26/12 at 10:10 PM
A Child's Senseless Death
Bullies have claimed another victim, this time in Iowa. The boy was just 14 years old. His name was Kenneth Weishuhn. I would encourage everyone to look to themselves, their children. Not just for v...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 10:00 AM
'Iowan' Bachmann back in Minnesota campaigning
Michele Bachmann spent the summer and fall in Iowa, hoping to gain traction as a presidential candidate. While in the state to the south, the Iowa natives favorite line seemed to be: Everything I nee...
Posted on 2/26/12 at 4:54 PM
Tom Harkin won't seek sixth term in U.S. Senate
By Associated Press , January 27, 2013
Okoboji Winter Games begin today
By Daily Globe , January 23, 2013
As others see it: Move school elections to general election day
All of the recent local discussion about whether to include the seat of appointed school board member John Meyers in a special Western Iowa Tech Community College election next month got us thinking about a subject we have discussed in this space before.By Sioux City, Iowa, Journal , January 23, 2013
Iowa Legislature opens session
Branstad introduces education plan; opposition is expectedDES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he wants to boost starting salaries for teachers as part of his newly released education plan, but his stance on school funding may run into resistance.
By Associated Press , January 14, 2013
Legislature nothing new for young Iowa lawmaker
By Associated Press , January 13, 2013
Influenza spreading throughout Minnesota, Iowa
WORTHINGTON — The flu season started earlier than usual and it’s packing quite a punch, with hundreds of Minnesotans hospitalized in recent weeks for symptoms ranging from a fever to a sore throat, body aches and extreme tiredness.
By Julie Buntjer , January 04, 2013
Peddling clothes: Marguerite's legacy draws to a close in downtown Sibley
By Beth Rickers , December 29, 2012
As others see it: Make property tax reform a priority
With a budget surplus and strong revenue growth, the state of Iowa sits in an enviable position.By Sioux City Journal , December 12, 2012
Mother of Iowa girl doesn’t want details on death
EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — The mother of one of two Iowa cousins who disappeared last summer and whose bodies were recently found said she doesn’t want to know how her daughter was killed.By Associated Press , December 11, 2012
Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins
By Associated Press , December 05, 2012
As others see it: Keep the straw poll
Here we go again, writing about presidential politics in Iowa.By Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette , November 30, 2012
As others see it: Tax credit good for Iowa
We’re so glad to see Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Sen. Chuck Grassley joining a bipartisan call to extend the wind energy tax credit less than a week after Election Day.By Quad-City Times , November 23, 2012
Fundraiser set for Lake Park man
LAKE PARK, Iowa — A benefit for James Jones is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lake Park Community Center.By Daily Globe , November 22, 2012
As others see it: Shorten Iowa's voting hours
With visions of the election still dancing in our heads, we’d like to reopen an old wound: Iowa’s ridiculously late poll closing time of 9 p.m.By Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette , November 14, 2012
Fall event is today at Hawkeye Point
SIBLEY, Iowa — An “Old Fashioned Fall Gathering” will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Hawkeye Point, located two miles north of Iowa 9 and Iowa 60.By Daily Globe , October 19, 2012
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