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From Iowa to Vargas

My name is Susan and I live in a small Iowa town.  Not much happens here, and for the most part, I live in a safe quiet community.  A wonderful place to raise a family. …

Letters to the Editor

DEVALLING THE MLPAI I’ll have to respond to the nervous Nellie that can’t sign his or her name to an opinion letter. It must be a close friend of DeVall for sure. But the major…

Speed Dial

It is the topic of somber conferences and alarming stories on public radio: the speed of internet service in our rural areas is falling way behind the rest of the world. Internet speed in the…

Hallowed Grounds: Fenway & Wrigley

During the first half of the twentieth century, Americans could count on death, taxes and the same sixteen teams in Major League Baseball. All sixteen teams huddled in the northeast quadrant of the coun­try. Boston,…

Valley People

BASEBALL FANS already know that metal bats make the ball go farther, faster than a wood bat. What a lot of fans don't know, especially older fans, is the relative cost of metal and wood…

Off the Record

This week: Jared Carter reps ex-Mac Houser Barbara Reed,Tom Lynch for state senate, Mr. B on the Kenny Rogers case and much more...

Accountability for Vargas

This is in response to a post on your Facebook page in regards to the Aaron Vargas case. There are quotes like “If Aaron is allowed to go free, get counseling, and do community service by…

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