In addition to Anne Michael's letter about what a Christian would do if his or her neighbor had a fire, we should also note what happened when the United States had a fire. Colorado had a fire called the Snyder fire. On Gold Mountain not only did Canada help us fight that fire, one of their ...

Morning rises over the main campground like a hymn whispered through canvas and corn. Tents glow in the dark, wheels murmur awake, and somewhere — always somewhere — a rider is already eating pie for breakfast. Because on RAGBRAI, fruit is not dessert unless it's tucked into a crust and ...

Boy why city closed 13th street beats me. They tell management at the Embers that they will have the street blocked and residents can't get cars out of garage.  I got my lawn chair out and a cooler to set and watch the bikers go by.  All we saw was bikers going down main st. Just to let ...

The date was a year ago, July 26, 2025. I was in my back lawn when I glanced up to the sky and see what appeared to be a huge flock of snow geese over Riverside Cemetery. I looked back up because something didn’t seem right. I’ve never seen a flock of snow geese attempting to land at the ...

Month after month it has been frustrating for me to see the agendas being discussed at the council meetings. The business of the day consists of chickens at the Appleberry Farm, what type of fencing to use on the Center Street viaduct and the possibility of a data center being incorporated into ...

Some strong Trump supporters see him as a voice for Christianity against those who are not believers. This viewpoint should be questioned. For example in 2017, 2018, and 2019 our country had extensive forest fires. Canada sent firefighters to assist us in a time of need. Currently, Canada is ...