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Opinion

Slices of Life – The joy of paying attention

Editorials

Wasted time. We do it all the time. Fritter away a moment, an hour, an entire day.Time is a valuable and limited commodity. Each of us has a limited amount to spend as we choose. And once time is gone, it's gone. There's no going back to five minutes ago to redo or re-experience. Not even for a ...

Letter to the Editor: Republican Mess

Editorials

To the Editor:What a bunch of losers Republicans are. They have majorities in both houses and have control of the executive branch, and, still, they cannot govern. Amazingly for once, there was a reasonable bipartisan proposal on DACA, worked out over months in collaborative efforts headed up ...

The Dengler Domain: Cold

Editorials

I take back everything I said about winter. The snow is not the worst part about it. Nothing beats feeling terrible, and then waking up the next day and feeling the same. Having a cold during the winter is awful. Being stuck inside all day long without any option to be in warmer weather is not ...

Slices of Life – Reflections of a football aficionado

Editorials

Football is a big deal at my house. I live with a bunch of guys who love the game. My daughter married a guy who loves the game. It only makes sense I'd be pulled into the gridiron mix.As such, I've contemplated certain intricacies about the game. Not the rules or playing strategies or scoring ...

Tax Reform is A Promise Kept to Iowa Families

Editorials

Last month, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This historic legislation reforms our broken tax code, makes filing simpler and gives a break to middle-class families and low-income earners in Iowa and across the country.The last time Congress made ...

Tax Reform is A Promise Kept to Iowa Families

Editorials

Last month, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This historic legislation reforms our broken tax code, makes filing simpler and gives a break to middle-class families and low-income earners in Iowa and across the country.The last time Congress made ...

Slices of Life – Reflections of a football aficionado

Editorials

Football is a big deal at my house. I live with a bunch of guys who love the game. My daughter married a guy who loves the game. It only makes sense I'd be pulled into the gridiron mix.As such, I've contemplated certain intricacies about the game. Not the rules or playing strategies or scoring ...

The Dengler Domain: Cold

Editorials

I take back everything I said about winter. The snow is not the worst part about it. Nothing beats feeling terrible, and then waking up the next day and feeling the same. Having a cold during the winter is awful. Being stuck inside all day long without any option to be in warmer weather is not ...

Movie Night at Dysart UMC January 28

Letters to the Editor

Dysart United Methodist Church will be hosting a Movie Night on Sunday, January 28 from 4 to 6 p.m.All Saints is the heart-warming film showing on the big screen in the sanctuary. When a group of Burmese refugees join the congregation, the pastor of a failing Anglican church attempts to aid ...

January 23 event welcomes all male singers

Letters to the Editor

Men in the Cedar Valley who like to sing are invited to the Black Hawk Metro's Proud Image Chorus Guest Night! The event will take place on Tuesday, January 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Prince of Peace Church, 4031 Lafayette in Evansdale. Please call Alan Ferden at (319) 269-1589 for more information.