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A look at 'coke' - what it contains and why it is so addictive.
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Published: Apr 17, 2008
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The healing properties of flowers and different ways that they can reduce stress and aid in relaxation
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Published: Apr 02, 2008
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A group of women perform around Northeast Iowa using household items as instruments.
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Published: Mar 13, 2008
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Lone Tree is a member of the Peyote Church, his father was a Road man, so he is well versed in the art of vision questing and has spent five years researching the history of his people's removals.
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Published: Mar 13, 2008
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Postville in Northeast Iowa is getting a new ethanol plant, Willmark, building is approved, but who is paying for it and how many jobs will it bring, you are paying for it and the jobs that it will br...
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Published: Mar 13, 2008
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Who is killing journalists and why on a global level.
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Published: Feb 20, 2008
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How to get rid of piles of snow. City Councils impose charges for removing snow, but here are some other, often humerous ways, to get rid of snow.
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Published: Feb 15, 2008
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Buddha, a little white kitten with icy blue eyes was found in a trash bin, he has survived against all the odds and he continues to fight for survival.
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Published: Feb 14, 2008
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After 60 years of marriage one Iowa couple has some suggestions for newly weds.
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Published: Feb 13, 2008
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Joan Simon is an interesting character and a squirrel hunter. Look for her story in my articles.
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Published: Jan 11, 2008
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When Hillary Clinton came to Elkader Iowa to promote her presidential candidacy she had a lot to say about what should be done about illegal aliens
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Published: Jan 02, 2008
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A rare flesh-eating bacteria victim tells how he got the disease and how he beat it.
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Published: Dec 21, 2007
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Dad's old vest, his photo and watch could be the material for the hot in-home decor craze: Memory Boxes.
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Published: Dec 20, 2007
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A young woman who has three kidneys that don't function is awaiting a transplant of kidney number four.
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Published: Dec 16, 2007
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A stray bullet entered a house as the family sat down for dinner - it went through two walls and a mirror.
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Published: Dec 16, 2007
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Presidential Candidate Barack Obama's had the crowd chanting 'Fired up and ready to go' during his campaign bus tour when it stopped in Guttenberg, Iowa., Friday Dec. 14, 2007.
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Published: Dec 16, 2007
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Dreams of home and a different idea of freedom from life in the Midwest.
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Published: Dec 13, 2007
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Republican and Democratic Party Chairs in Clayton County talk about the coming Caucus.
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Published: Dec 12, 2007
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The Scots still have some quaint customs and one of them is first footing which is practiced at New Year or Hogmanay.
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Published: Dec 11, 2007
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Eccentric American and artist, Marc CharleBois has been walking across America for years - pushing a wheelbarrow.
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Published: Dec 06, 2007
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Clayton county is getting a face lift - a new group is forming to paint quilts on barns.
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Published: Dec 03, 2007
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Hawk watch is an event that takes place every year at the Indian mounds and features the release of birds of prey.
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Published: Dec 03, 2007
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Christmas light shows in Northeast Iowa have been an annual event for several years.
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Published: Dec 03, 2007
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This week I had the pleasure of meeting mystery writer Donald Harstad (Don) at Murphy Memorial Library, Monona, Iowa.
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Published: Nov 30, 2007
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What decorations and colors are in this year. What items are hot and what old items are still trendy.
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Published: Nov 30, 2007
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Keeping old customs alive one Iowa woman enjoys hunting and eating squirrels.
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Published: Nov 30, 2007
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How one woman beat Hodgkin lymphoma in under a year with positive thinking. What the experts say about the benefits of positive thinking and how overcoming your fears reaps success.
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Published: Nov 30, 2007
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So many things go wrong in my life or at least they seem to, but some how I always seem to come up smelling of roses.
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Published: Nov 26, 2007
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There have been several female leaders the world over in the last few decades. In comparison how does Hillary fair - will she just be another war mongering money grabber?
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Published: Nov 09, 2007
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Some of the ghosts and other phenomena that I have encountered.
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Published: Nov 05, 2007
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Today I asked Obama what he intends to do about the TB epidemic and forcing immunized immigrants into taking Isonizaid which can and does cause liver disease because this government doesn't want to sp...
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Published: Oct 17, 2007
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It was quite a different set up when Edwards came to town in comparison to when Obama came to town.
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Published: Oct 13, 2007
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The BS Legistlation is not working and prominent stars making excuses for barbaric behaviour is heart wrenching. Whoopi Goldberg makes excuses for Michael Vick!
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Published: Oct 08, 2007
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The english language is very different from the english spoken by Americans and it has been extremely difficult for me to make myself understood, even though I speak English, but having been an avid H...
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Published: Oct 08, 2007
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Sleep depravation may have a lot to answer for when it comes to behaving badly!
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Published: Oct 08, 2007
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Many bridges today were not built for the sort of traffic that they have to endure.
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Published: Oct 04, 2007
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After two trains derail in under three weeks spilling soya bean meal into a fresh water trout stream eyebrows are raised as to the cause.
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Published: Oct 04, 2007
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Why are the largest caverns in the area featuring a mamoth tusk in the ceiling and much more closed to the public?
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Published: Oct 04, 2007
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Northeast Iowa man walks away with 38 first-place ribbons and three sweepstakes wins at Iowa State Fair for his apples.
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Published: Oct 02, 2007
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A violent storm named a bowing line of thunderstorms hit Farmersburg
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Published: Oct 01, 2007
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No gravy was spilled when the lights went out on Presidential candidates during a Clayton County Republican Central Committee Dinner in Elkader, Iowa.
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Published: Oct 01, 2007
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This is what happens when council members are in charge of historical buildings that they don't have time for, such as the Elkader Opera House
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Published: Sep 30, 2007
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Last Tuesday a lightning strike caused 60 hogs to suffocate in Farmersburg, Iowa.
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Published: Jul 12, 2007
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Harley Davidson riders are mostly middle class or simply wealthy doctors playing at slumming it.
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Published: Jun 26, 2007
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If you want to know how they done it - read on:
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Published: Jun 26, 2007
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It is never too late for a new career, and stress for some people i a plus:
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Published: Jun 26, 2007
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senior living communities can be good places.
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Published: Jun 26, 2007
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Without young people ready to venture out of America the bubble will burst.
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Published: Jun 26, 2007
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Bomb shelters built during 1960s hysteria could be revamped and put to good use in the current climate.
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Published: Jun 18, 2007
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Want to know how to get on the front page? read on:
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Published: Jun 16, 2007
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Should cats be impounded like dogs? Better not let the cat out the cat-flap! Still some local towns have a Curfew!
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Published: May 14, 2007
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The effort that someone recovering from a stroke will have to put forth is tremendous.
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Published: May 04, 2007
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A hazardous and vicious act of vandalism at the local library could cost up to $3,000 for the city of Monona, Iowa to replace.
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Published: May 02, 2007
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Ted Bundy said that what makes for good sex is an attractive woman that is convinced you are going to kill her
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Published: Apr 30, 2007
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A look at how a flexi leash can work for even the strongest dogs, especially in built up areas.
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Published: Apr 18, 2007
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In this new age of computers and cameras who needs a boss? Not me! Here's how you can be free too:
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Published: Apr 18, 2007
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America has an epidemic of domestic abuse, what can be done about it?
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Published: Apr 18, 2007
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Give your kitchen a face lift on a few bucks.
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Published: Apr 18, 2007
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How a small tourist town grapples over how to spend money they don't have.
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Published: Apr 11, 2007
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A look at faux wood and stone in cement using stencils and stamps.
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Published: Apr 10, 2007
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Those that want to make a statement with the decor in their living room today are doing it with a fabulous new texture called Luster Stone, want to find out more, read on...
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Published: Apr 10, 2007
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Cooper was homeschooled on a farm with six sibblings but still she noticed the beauty that surrounded her.
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Published: Apr 09, 2007
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Obama speaks in a language that everyone can understand.
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Published: Apr 05, 2007
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What exactly do kids learn on the DARE program?
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Published: Mar 31, 2007
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When dressing up is fun and educational
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Published: Mar 31, 2007
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small town politics makes your head spin
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Published: Mar 28, 2007
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Once I was lost but now I am found.
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Published: Mar 23, 2007
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The vibrations of the music speak to mother earth; they heal her.
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Published: Mar 20, 2007
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The Town with a Curfew on teens!
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Published: Mar 20, 2007
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Can you help this little chap?
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Published: Mar 03, 2007
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The stuff that dreams are made of.
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Published: Mar 02, 2007
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Its hard out here for a pensioner
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Published: Feb 28, 2007
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Kids love live entertainment, but not many of them get to see it?
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Published: Feb 26, 2007
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Beating the Ball Gown Blues this Prom
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Published: Feb 19, 2007
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Stone masons earned 25 cents an hour in 1930s America.
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Published: Feb 14, 2007
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Calendars make great advertising for businesses.
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Published: Feb 14, 2007
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Neighborhood Watch programs crack down on crack!
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Published: Feb 10, 2007
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It is not difficult to think of giving up ones life to save a family member, but it is quite Godly to do so in order to save a complete stranger.
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Published: Feb 04, 2007
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Elkader is the smallest town in Iowa to be awarded with the title of Entertainment District.
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Published: Feb 03, 2007
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No harm being a couch pototoe if you are reading a good book!
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Published: Feb 03, 2007
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In the secret teachings of Jesus he explained how we could heal ourselves in detail and that is why those books were removed fromt he selected books of the bible.
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Published: Feb 01, 2007
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A little press coverage goes a long way; After a feature appeared in the local newspaper, volunteer turnout more than doubled.
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Published: Jan 31, 2007
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It doesn't matter how old you are, just because the joints are getting stiffer, and that spring in your step has turned to autumn, you still want to kick it with the rest, right?
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Published: Jan 26, 2007
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While Americans are focussed on a non-war in Iraq the real battles fester elsewhere.
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Published: Jan 24, 2007
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17-year-old girl missionary plans trip
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Published: Jan 22, 2007
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The history of the gourd is probably one of the oldest
utilitarian and artistic forms of things that were
created. Artisticly our only limitation is our imagination.
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Published: Jan 16, 2007
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A historic building in St Olaf
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Published: Jan 16, 2007
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The montage was cleverly woven together and arranged with partial rounds and gentle harmonies that featured the dulcet tones of the twenty strong Elgin Singers
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Published: Jan 16, 2007
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Robin puts on country music while milking the cows who make their way into the parlor with indifference. One year Robin's cows were struck by lightning.
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Published: Jan 16, 2007
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Heritage Farm Park in Clermont provided the perfect spot for festive fun and frolicks provided free by Brent Johnson a local business man.
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Published: Jan 16, 2007
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When land was only $1.25 an acre!
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Published: Jan 16, 2007
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For some lonely folks there was somewhere to go for Christmas dinner and it didn't cost a dime; A 100 year old German Church.
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Published: Jan 16, 2007
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Jane Willie traveled to the Mall of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., to represent Iowa in a centennial celebration, and she demonstrated her tenderloin for an estimated quarter of a milli...
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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Maguina is hoping that good food, team work and a positive attitude will over-ride any early negative reactions to his restaurant's paint job. Mexican colors oops!
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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There is help for the needy that live in Northeast Iowa's Clayton County from St Olaf Crisis Center.
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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A day of Nordic and Bohemiam delights, suitable for the whole family, and a picturesque drive through the hills of Northeast Iowa's Bluff country.
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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"We have grown to a 180 million dollar bank," Schultz said.
How many banks do you know that serve free coffee, chocolate milk, fruit and popcorn?
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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Love you long time. Pimp my ride. Loves to ----0
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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A bat flew over the audience, circled and exited stage right. As Soler did not bat an eyelid it is hard to know if he conjured the bold bat into the light or never even saw it.
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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The FTC and FCC have come together to enforce the national do not call list.
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
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Be careful what you fear because it is catching.
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Published: Jan 14, 2007
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It is hard to imagine when inside of love that after some years it will naught more than a speck in our memory.
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Published: Jan 14, 2007
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You have to be wealthy to own a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
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Published: Jan 14, 2007
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Novos Ordos Seclorum is on the US dollar bill. It means New World Order.
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Published: Jan 13, 2007
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People are a constant source of inspiration.
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Published: Jan 13, 2007
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Marijuana, many people smoke it and many people dont admit to doing so.
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Published: Jan 11, 2007
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"My grandpa had hand tools and scythes on his farm. He had a team of horses which they kept in the horse barn...My Grandpa Wagner wore overalls. Overalls were $1.80 a pair,"
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Published: Jan 10, 2007
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The Saackes know that Mathews did serve in the military and they believe that the war he participated in was the Mexican-American War.
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Published: Jan 10, 2007
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Farmer and Iowan pioneer descendant, Richard Thompson, recants the days when blood sausage, pickled pig foot, head cheese, liver sausage, brain and side pork were local delicacies.
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Published: Jan 10, 2007
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Eagle Ridge is a decadent mansion tucked away in the countryside.
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Published: Jan 10, 2007
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A woman was murdered on Christmas Day possibly by her boyfriend!
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Published: Jan 06, 2007
