Have you wondered where the worst places are to shop on Black Friday? Basically, they are any box store, shopping or over-retailed strip malls and discounters. Yearly, Americans spend Thanksgiving Day gorging themselves on massive quantities of tryptophan, resulting in drowsiness, and the ...
One of the ways I learn best from the New Testament is to read and try to understand what Jesus’ parables meant for listeners in his time and for us as we read or hear them today. Sometimes he was speaking to his followers, but sometimes his audience included the temple chief priests and ...
Thanksgiving is much more than a big meal with family and friends. It's a time to reflect on, and be thankful for, all of the good things you have. It's important to be grateful, not just on Thanksgiving, but each and every day. Rather than lamenting what you feel is lacking in your life, ...
It’s been a rough few days, or maybe a week - give or take. You know how those things go. People looking on from the outside wouldn’t necessarily see or know that I’m having a bit of a rough patch. You know how those things (also) go. We hide our rough patches because they aren’t ...
As I reflect on my grandmother’s life – born in 1923 – it got me thinking how much the world has changed. She experienced a world war, the farm crisis, and the internet coming of age. In light of the recent election, I also thought about how many U.S. House of Representatives members Iowa ...
My uncle was a big, strong farmer with enormous hands for fetching whatever needed tending to. His farm always looked great…a freshly painted house and barns, clean property, tidy and sharp looking. So, the results were priceless when it came to something my uncle couldn’t and shouldn’t ...
Plans have been completed for the annual Armistice Day program to be held at the courthouse square if the weather permits. However, if the weather is unfavorable, it will be held at the community building. Ward Repp, general chairman of the day's activities, announced the parade would form at ...
This morning I woke up late. I'd planned on an earlier day, but sleep had other plans. So as I got up and got ready for the rest of my day, My cat lounged comfortably under the covers. She made a snoozy sound and curled into herself for some more much-needed even-later morning sleep. It was at ...
Here's a little something to take your mind off the stress of the coming elections. The World Series is on; NBA basketball is starting, and football is in high gear, so this is the perfect time for the great "Shedoo" to share his top ten sports movies of all time. So, starting with number ten ...
What’s amazing are the men and women who gave their lives to pay for our freedom which we remember this Veteran’s Day! The stories are endless of our heroes! But the story of Matt Urban deserves attention. He was an American officer who fought in WWII against the Germans in the Normandy ...