Memorial Day is one of the most solemn days on our calendar. Across Iowa, families travel to cemeteries and veterans’ memorials to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. In towns across America, flags are placed beside headstones, prayers are offered, ...
When Americans send their tax dollars to Washington, they deserve to know their hard-earned money will be carefully safeguarded and responsibly spent. Yet, fraudsters are ripping off $1.4 billion of taxpayer money every single day. That’s a lot of money to go missing without anyone ...
My lunchtime conversation with an old friend recently never got to the Major League Baseball races, the WNBA or Caitlin Clark. We skipped over the weather and never got around to how corn and soybean plantings were progressing. Instead, we spent a goodly amount of time analyzing the preamble ...
In anticipation of the Apgar Family Water Plaza opening on June 6 at 11am in the Linn Creek District, this is part two of the second of three articles documenting the legacy of the Apgar Family in Marshalltown. For 3 generations the family documented, and therefore preserved, key moments in ...
In quiet halls where memories dwell, Each building holds a solemn spell. A board of faces, framed with grace, Each one a story time won’t erase. A 5x7, black and white, Or color catching morning light. A name, a rank, a final date, Yet every life held deeper weight. They served with honor, boots and pride, For flag and freedom, side by side. Through foreign lands and battle’s roar, They gave their all and asked no more. They loved with hearts both fierce and kind. A sweetheart’s touch, a child entwined. Letters folded, worn and creased, Moments ...
Memorial Day is upon us on May 25. First a bit of history. One of the first known Memorial Day recognitions was held in Charleston, South Carolina in May of 1865. Former slaves decorated the mass grave of Union soldiers that were buried at a former horse racetrack. Other towns also claim to be the first to honor soldiers that had died in service to their country. As the tradition spread through the years, Memorial Day was initially called Decoration Day because fallen soldiers’ graves were decorated with flowers in a show of deep respect for their service. Throughout America’s ...
