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As Iowa Public Television wraps up our 50th anniversary celebrations, we are preparing for the inevitable change the next 50 years will bring. On January 1, 2020, IPTV changed our name to Iowa PBS. Friends of IPTV Foundation will become Friends of Iowa PBS Foundation. We are changing our names and...
The origins of Baby New Year
Excitement for a new year abounds on January 1. Baby New Year is one of the more recognizable symbols of the New Year’s holiday, particularly in print advertisements and television commercials. Perhaps you’ve wondered what role Baby New Year plays in the celebration?...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
I can't believe it's 2020.
Time flies. May all your troubles last only as long as your New Year's resolutions.
If this is 2020, that means it's been an entire year since I gave up trying to become a better person than I'd been in 2018.
Driving by Bruce's...
DEAR EDITOR:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
Papa says, “If you see it in THE SUN it's so.”
Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.
VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been...
Caroling
Caroling and Christmas caroling are two different things. According to History.org, the origins of modern Christmas caroling can be traced to wassailing.
Time magazine notes that the word “wassail,” which appeared in English literature as early as the eighth century, came to mean the...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
I'd love to buy a new car, so I'm taking vitamins each day.
What do vitamins have to do with buying a new car?
They might help me live long enough to be able to afford a new car.
Driving by Bruce's drive
I have a wonderful neighbor, named Bruce. Whenever I...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
I got my wife an earring for Christmas.
Just one?
There will be other Christmases.
Driving by Bruce's drive
I have a wonderful neighbor, named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me, such as: I gave a nice pair of shoes I never got along...
During the upcoming holidays, many Iowa kids will unwrap toys brought to them by Santa or the elves at Amazon.
While the vast majority of those presents come from far-flung corners of the world, there’s a long history of toy manufacturing right here in Iowa.
“Some of the earliest toys found in...
Dear Editor,
Seasons Greetings!
Waking Miss Winifred would like to extend our appreciation for the support you have provided since we began in 2015. Whether it was a monetary gift, volunteer work or attending one of our fundraisers - we would not be here today without you.
We are currently in...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
I have water in my attic.
Don't you mean basement?
No, but that's where it started.
Driving by Bruce's drive
I have a wonderful neighbor, named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me, such as: I rang bells for the Salvation Army. I do so in...