Opinion
Oh those aching bones
I'm sure this is just an age thing.
Somewhere in your mind you are convinced that you will never get old like your grandparents, or for sure never be as old and wrinkled as your great grandpare...
In Response to 'The Right to What Privacy'
Dear Editor,
The Right to What Privacy Part 2 - For some very enlightening (and disconcerting) information about online privacy in general and Facebooks "eroding" privacy policies in par...
My first step into the world of shoeless journalism
This is a new era for me.
I have often worked at home, writing stories, or at least outlines of stories, on my computer, and then saving them on a disk to take with me to the office the next ...
Five Things to Know About Safe Deposit Boxes, Home Safes and Your Valuables
Date: April 29, 2010
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The Right to What Privacy Part 2
Okay, so I'm new to the world of Facebook.
I remember in some of the first meetings about starting up the Website the discussion came up about Facebook and how it is a great social place.
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Don’t Let Your Grain Bin Kill You
By Greg Brenneman – ISU Extension Ag Engineering Specialist
Because last fall’s harvest was late and much of the grain was wet, there has been more spoiled grain and an increase in grain...
The Right to What Privacy
Living today sometimes is a weird experience.
When we were first married, we bought a house that sat right on main street in Independence, There was a postage stamp yard.
Occasional...
The Morel of the Story: Another government rule for Iowans to remember
By Dawn Pettengill
Iowa House District 39
We are in the middle of mushroom season. If you are a mushroom hunter/eater/seller, you may be interested in this new administrative rule from the Departm...
Salute to V-S Seniors
Dear Editor,
What a great bunch of young people we have here in Vinton. Donations to North Central Iowa Honor Flight are amazing.
The seniors to give up their class trip and the others who raised m...
Trying to play a handy-man genius
"Playing a genius, when you're not one, is quite a task."
I thought of that line today when I heard that one of my friends fixed his kitchen plumbing, using a Barbie Doll.
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