I was remiss in not blogging about my visit to Hammes Hardware in Harper (Ramblin’ in The Gazette, Wednesday, Sept. …
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
I was remiss in not blogging about my visit to Hammes Hardware in Harper (Ramblin’ in The Gazette, Wednesday, Sept. …
As I perused the scrapbook of the 1929 flood that hit Cedar Rapids compiled that March by Bertha Alden Grueterich …
When Ed Pettus showed me the message on the back of a 1929 postcard he recently purchased, I was amazed …
Iowa and Big Red Barns have gone together like peanut butter and jelly since plows first furrowed the prairies. So, …
Using those cans of quick air and chemicals to repair a flat tire in an emergency may work, but it’s …
If you caught my Ramblin’ in today’s Gazette about Dorothy Malek of Independence turning 88 today, on Aug. 8, 2008, …
Dave and Carl were ready to tee off on the first hole when Carl noticed that Dave had a new set of clubs. …
An angel has become an angel with Tuesday’s death of Nadine (Florang) Lyphout, 87, of Vinton. I met Nadine in 1994 when she …
MacDermott and MacDuff sat in the clubhouse on a raw, blustery day, thawing their beards in front of the fireplace while freezing …
While chatting with Blair Frank of Bertram about his Peace Garden, featured in today’s Ramblin’ column in The Gazette, he said something about …
I have to agree with Jason Whitlock, columnist for the Kansas City Star. In a story that ran in this …
A couple of golf jokes involving a priest. Maybe you’ve heard them. Maybe you haven’t: Joe and his priest near …
After 3 1/2 weeks, my sump pump has finally stopped running. This is the first year in seven that it …
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