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DUBUQUE – The glass window of the Rescue Mission office gleamed with a fresh sparkle. The homeless man stood at …
The number one cause of childhood lead poisoning in Linn County is lead-based paint. About 60 percent of Linn County’s …
It is disheartening to learn of the Iowa Insurance Division’s proposed rule for the prior authorization of prescription medications by …
Many anti-government types tend to point to the gridlock in Congress and suggest that all governments should be abolished. This …
Winter weather’s extreme cold, ice and snow can be dangerous for senior citizens, making it difficult or impossible to get …
Things were not good in ‘Angie’s” marriage to ‘Jack”. He was controlling and occasionally violent. It got much worse, however, …
Almost every day when we open the paper we are reminded that we live in an ever changing world. This …
Johnny’s last Christmas was anything but festive. Crammed bunk-to-bunk with 90 would-be paratroopers in a careworn World War II barracks, …
More than 75 people took time out of their busy week to join us for a Dec. 18 open house …
As one who cares deeply about education, I find Governor Branstad’s effort to eliminate local control over school calendars to …
The celebration of Chanukah commemorates the story of Judah Maccabee, who led his tribe in rebellion of the Seleucid Army. …
Work is almost universally considered to be virtuous. Thomas Carlyle asserted that ‘All work, even cotton spinning, is noble; work …
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