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Opinion

Need home repairs? Local fund can help!

Letters to the Editor

The Tama County Board of Supervisors is encouraging all county homeowners that need assistance with exterior home improvements to complete Region 6 Housing Trust Fund applications. Eligible exterior emergency home improvements can include roof, window, and siding replacements. Land sales ...

Fall Festival planned for October 8 at Otter Creek Park

Letters to the Editor

On Sunday, October 8, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. the Tama County Conservation Board will be hosting a fun and interesting Fall Festival celebration. The event will be hosted at the Tama County Nature Center, Otter Creek Lake and Park. The day's festivities are offered free of charge.The event will ...

Eight members of Class of 1949 meet

Letters to the Editor

The Class of 1949 met September 2nd at Chelle's at 4:30 P.M. with eight class members and four guests present. A delicious meal was served to the group who enjoyed having all present relate to the group about their activities. Correspondence was given for those who were not able to attend, ...

Q&A: Constitution Day

Editorials

Q: Why do you encourage Iowans to celebrate Constitution Day?A: For 241 years and for good reason, Americans from sea to shining sea celebrate the birth of our nation every Fourth of July. On this day in 1776, the American experiment was born for which generations to follow would enjoy ...

The Dengler Domain: No Internet

Editorials

In the past, I wrote about why I enjoy the internet and how life would be tough without it. It is amazing people did not live with this wonderful invention for many years. As I wrote this article, my apartment's internet has been on the fritz. It comes on long enough to build up my hopes, and ...

Slices of Life – The multitudinous multi-tasker

Editorials

A phone used to be a phone and nothing more - except for maybe a paperweight. Now our "phones" are multi-taskers of the unlimited kind. Well, unless you go over your allotted gigabytes or data plan, but you know what I mean.That's why I'm petitioning to change the name of cell phones. They ...

Q&A: Constitution Day

Editorials

Q: Why do you encourage Iowans to celebrate Constitution Day?A: For 241 years and for good reason, Americans from sea to shining sea celebrate the birth of our nation every Fourth of July. On this day in 1776, the American experiment was born for which generations to follow would enjoy ...

The Dengler Domain: No Internet

Editorials

In the past, I wrote about why I enjoy the internet and how life would be tough without it. It is amazing people did not live with this wonderful invention for many years. As I wrote this article, my apartment's internet has been on the fritz. It comes on long enough to build up my hopes, and ...

Slices of Life – The multitudinous multi-tasker

Editorials

A phone used to be a phone and nothing more - except for maybe a paperweight. Now our "phones" are multi-taskers of the unlimited kind. Well, unless you go over your allotted gigabytes or data plan, but you know what I mean.That's why I'm petitioning to change the name of cell phones. They ...