Turning the world upside down - one two-ply at a time There are some things in life that you just take for granted - no question asked. The beauty of a sunset. Syrup on pancakes. Turkey on Thanksgiving. Taco Tuesday. The yummy factor of pizza leftovers. Tighty righty, lefty loosey. The ...
Recently, a small group of concerned parents met with state legislators about the books available in public schools. They said schools had treated them shabbily when they presented their concerns, and they also pointed out books that they found objectionable. I am sorry and surprised that ...
“Just the facts, ma’am,” was the infamous introductory phrase Sgt. Joe Friday would use this when interrogating a witness in the whodunit TV series Dragnet. Jack Webb (1920-1982) played Sgt. Friday during Dragnet’s 1951-1959 lifespan. Dragnet’s civil servant show often dealt with ...
First is the best! I remember the first time I learned to tie my shoes. After my dad showed me how I kept untying them and retying those (what my grandmother called) “clodhoppers.” Or there’s the first time I saw a movie in a theater (The Ten Commandments). I had no idea Moses was so ...
Representative Fisher, Grassley, et al. are intending to push a transgender bill through the Iowa legislature. Similarly, Women for Liberty are zeroing in on the LGBTQ abuses that target our children in schools. The electorate see's that several psychological associations say this will ...
Toledo PEO Chapter DF is proud to sponsor Opera Iowa’s Beauty and the Beast by Andre Gretry Friday, March 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre and would like to invite the community to this event. Opera Iowa uses a more traditional version of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Belle and ...
Do you remember the movie, "Good Will Hunting?" Towards the end of the movie, the psychiatrist, played by Robin Williams, repeats to his patient, Matt Damon, "It's not your fault; it's not your fault; it's not your fault." Notice to all referees and umpires from Little League, Junior High, ...
In the last two years I’ve had step out of my comfort zone. Then again, I’ve stepped right into it. There’s both, and it’s all mostly good. In stepping out, I’ve sold and bought houses and cars. I’ve negotiated with air conditioner technicians and auto mechanics. I’ve tackled ...
Someone once said, “Farming is an addiction!” I believe they’re right. There’s nothing like watching something you planted sprout or feeding an animal and watching it grow! Growing up on a farm early in life, I had chores to do every day. As soon as I got off the school bus, I had ...
The main attraction of the past week and this week in Iowa’s major winter sport, basketball, where most of the interest of local citizens has been and will be focused on the University of Iowa, which finally went down in defeat, though the career of the charging Czechs of Clutier in the ...