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Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I can see into the future.
When did you learn you had that gift?
Next Thursday.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. The rain came down. Does it ever go up? Yes, when I...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Do I have to pay taxes on my Social Security retirement benefits? I heard that President Trump’s big, beautiful bill eliminated that. What can you tell me?
About to Retire
Dear About,
No, the new law, better known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ did not eliminate Social...
For most of my life I thought The Old Farmer’s Almanac (Yankee Publishing of Dublin, New Hampshire) was a publication that predicted weather, had interesting bits and facts about rural living and charts/graphs about things I didn’t understand or care about. Now, I find they also publish recipe...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I took my husband to Luxembourg for our 25th anniversary.
Wow! What are you going to do for your 50th anniversary?
I might go back and get him.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about restless leg syndrome? Over the past year or so I’ve developed an uncontrollable urge to move my legs because of an annoying tingling sensation, and it’s keeping me awake at night.
Always Tired
Dear Tired,
If an irresistible urge to move your legs...
Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year and a new way for the Northwood-Kensett Co-Activities Directors to communicate with community members.
It has been roughly more than a year since we started sharing this position, and it has been a busy year. Many improvements have happened at our middle/high...
In my typical prowl for interesting cookbooks I came across a simple pamphlet-style booklet titled Old Timey Recipes. It isn’t impressive at all; a two-color cover of brown and cream quilt blocks. The flyleaf tells us it was “collected by Phyllis Connor” with a publication date of 1969 (Old Timey...
Dear Editor,
The Worth County Board of Supervisors is currently considering ending the ongoing litigation process through a settlement agreement with the Worthwhile Wind Energy project. This settlement agreement would allow Invenergy to move forward with building the project but with more...
Dear Editor,
Iowa has a cancer problem. We are ranked second in the nation for new cancer diagnosis, putting Iowa's future in jeopardy.
Earlier this year a resounding 89 percent of Iowans stood together opposed to the cancer gag act and rebuked it at the state level. Now Bayer and other corporate...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I got a quote to have my roof repaired.
What was the quote?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I...