There is an excellent article in the Dec. 1 paper about Tara Klass. I don’t know her, but she sounds like a great teacher and I know most Central Iowa schools have a lot of great teachers and we should because that’s whats important for us. When Klass lists her biggest challenges, one is ...
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Watching the impeachment of Donald Trump. The people that are testifying against Trump are people working in his administration. That says it all. With friends like that who needs enemies?
In 2005, U.S. dependence on foreign oil hit its peak, when the United States imported more than 14 million barrels per day of foreign oil and petroleum products, like diesel fuel and gasoline. Recently, that figure flipped upside down, with the United States becoming a net exporter of oil and ...
With the eating season upon us — Thanksgiving through Easter — here is where Ginnie and I like to eat in southeast Iowa (and beyond): The Filling Station in Yarmouth will fill you up with excellent food and the decor is quite interesting. The drive there is relaxing also, with flat fields ...
This week, Paul Krugman of The New York Times posited a theory: Red states cause depression and suicide. In a column titled “America’s Red State Death Trip,” Krugman wrote: “In 1990, today’s red and blue states had almost the same life expectancy. Since then, however, life expectancy ...
The House Judiciary Committee meets today (Wednesday) under a cloud of doubt whether any articles of impeachment against President Trump if approved will escape the knife of his loyalist GOP members, who hold a clear majority of the Senate. The committee is considering articles against him ...
It is a truism that a blackmailer is rarely satisfied. Once the payoffs start, there often is no end to them. The Chick-fil-A fast-food chain is about to learn this hard lesson, far too late, as many victims of blackmail and extortion generally do. For conservatives and evangelical ...
he most important season of any in the world. It is the time when the world will celebrate Christmas, while remembering the birth of a child. Not just any child but the one who stepped out of the throne room of Heaven, to be our savior. Christmas starts right after Thanksgiving. Stores have ...
Watching President Trump in conversations Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau caused a moment of cognitive dissonance. Could this be our Donald Trump speaking? Setting aside whether one agreed with his remarks, the president was ...
Often times, parents are the first to notice their child is struggling in school or at home, but are unsure what to do. Central Rivers AEA in conjunction with your local school district can help. If you suspect your child has a disability, and is attending a school, contacting the school is ...
Last week was Thanksgiving in a country whose warring political tribes are not much inclined to giving thanks. But any American with a reasonable historic perspective can easily find reasons to do so. For one thing, it’s clear that we are a much fairer nation than we were in the past. ...
The turkey, Benjamin Franklin felt, should be America’s national bird. Philadelphia’s dear old sage is making a comeback this holiday for other reasons as we baste the bird for Thanksgiving — or impeachment. You can’t turn a corner in the Capitol without hearing someone speak ...
“You have five minutes after checking in to ask for a refund. Requests after five minutes will not be granted.” Blinking, I read the sign again as the motel cashier charged my credit card. Well, this doesn’t bode well. How many people had demanded a refund within the first 10 minutes of ...
Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York’s mayors since 1942, hosted billionaire Michael Bloomberg for three terms. The first of these terms began after Bloomberg, then the Republican candidate for mayor, spent an incredible $74 million to get himself elected in 2001. He spent, in ...
Pope Francis has made a number of public statements decrying the waste of food around the globe. Most recently, he voiced his support for the objectives of the World Food Programme. He echoed the words of his predecessor, St. John Paul II, who called food waste “a paradox of abundance.” ...
Dear Dietitian, I was recently hospitalized overnight for irritable bowel syndrome. The abdominal pain was treated, then I was released the next morning. I was not given any information on what diet I should follow. Can you help? — Julie Dear Julie, A flare-up of irritable bowel syndrome ...
In listening to the Democratic presidential debates, we might conclude that “Medicare for All” is a legislative possibility. It is not, and any presidential candidate with a scintilla of self-respect must admit that fact. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that just 30% of ...
A week from now, the 29 member states of “the most successful alliance in history” will meet to celebrate its 70th anniversary. Yet all is not well within NATO. Instead of a “summit,” the gathering, on the outskirts of London, has been cut to two days. Why the shortened ...
In her diary entry for July 15, 1944, Anne Frank wrote words that would harrow and challenge generations not yet born: “I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” Less than a month later, “people” would discover Anne and seven other Jews hiding in a ...