Opinion
The Wacky, Wonderful, World Wide Web
I STILL find this whole internet world a bit weird...while finding it wonderful as well...but at the time, a bit too nosey for my taste.
A couple days ago I "celebrated" my birthday, ...
Pastor's Blog - Do You Hear Voices
Acts 2:42-47
There are some things I just can't do without hearing my mother's voice as I remember those teaching moments my younger sister and I shared as we watched ... Raspberries after the rain
I have been pleasantly surprised, during my years of living on my grandfather's old farm, at the good things that grow, if I let them.
He...
Judge Judy vs. Jeopardy: Smart people choose smart entertainment, smart leaders
If there is one report from the news lately that indicates best how bad things are in American society, it's this:
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Me and Google
I owe part of my success in researching stories to a silly movie.
In the 2002 comedy "Maid in Manhattan," the mother, played by...
Pastor\'s Blog-IMPERISHABLE SEEDS
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
I Peter 1:17-23
So, there I was on Saturday, wandering through the garden center of one of those big home improvement stores, surrounded by plants and fl... Dear Advertisers and Community
Most months I try to drop a little note of thanks to our advertisers...it seems I've run into a good sort of problem, it's been crazy busy!
I don't know if the area folks realize ho...
A much more serious contest on a more dangerous field
A few years ago, a Vinton-Shellsburg baseball player was at the plate. A fastball came too far inside. He turned to get away. He couldn't move fast enough.
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To the Editor:
This letter is written for the person or persons who are visiting thegrave of Steve De Witt and leaving a mess in the cemetery when they have left. We thought ...
Life ain\'t always harder after high school
I've got some very good news for some of you graduates regarding something you may have heard during a graduation ceremony: It's absolutely untrue.
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