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Dips Spreads: Recipes for Easy & Elegant Entertaining (2023, Appleseed Press Publishing, LLC, Franklin, Tennessee). A straightforward title for a small but mighty cookbooklet. This is another of my Dollar Store finds; $1 well invested. Any type of social gathering can benefit from tasty snacks...
Dear Editor,
Landowners in Iowa need Governor Reynolds to sign HF 639 into law. This bill does not stop the Hazardous CO2 pipeline, but it does help to even the rules. This bill puts into place Liability insurance coverage paid by Summit, mandates that the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) be...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
Do you know why dinosaurs went extinct?
It resulted from an impact with a large celestial object.
No, it was because they couldn’t take selfies, and their life had no purpose.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you recommend any services that offer gravesite cleaning and care? I recently visited my parent’s cemetery gravesite over Memorial Day weekend and found that their headstones were overtaken by weeds and moss and need to be cleaned. I live in a different state and can’t get...
More than a thousand tornadoes form in any given year across North America. The strong winds and powerful rains of tornadoes can decimate affected areas in a matter of minutes, reducing buildings to rubble, uprooting trees and causing widespread flooding. It is important to know what to do should a...
You might be wondering why I am writing an article about a Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman. His expression was shared along with the 1000’s of others that were taken at the Iowa State Track and Field Championships in Des Moines. It represented everything that is great about this sport.
I have...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
Do you have any tattoos?
I don’t think so.
You don’t know?
There are places I don’t want to look.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I visited a rest area in Iowa. On...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What kinds of legal documents do I need to help my family take care of me in my elder years? I would like to get my affairs in order but could use some help.
Approaching 80
Dear Approaching,
All adults, especially an older adult like yourself, should have at least five legal...
I want to congratulate all the Northwood-Kensett graduating Seniors. This is an important milestone that should be celebrated by each and every one of you. I also want to congratulate the faculty and support staff of the Northwood-Kensett School District and their parents for helping these students...
Autism is front and center these days with more and more children (and some adults) being diagnosed as “on the spectrum.” It’s a many-faceted disorder with different levels of involvement. The Autism Society of Iowa compiled a cookbook in 2013 (Morris Press Cookbooks, Kearney, Nebraska) as a...