In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims - early settlers of Plymouth Colony - held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest. Many regard this event as the nation's first Thanksgiving.The Wampanoag Indians in attendance played a key role but historians have recorded harvest ceremonies of ...
Dear Editor: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?Dennis A. BendaToledo
Since my next column won't arrive until probably after Thanksgiving, today's column is dedicated to this special day and a few of the things I am thankful for. Now of course, we're all thankful for family, friends, freedom, our spouses, children, grandchildren and all of that but here are a ...
My wife loves to go to tremendous work to make our family Thanksgiving Days memorable. She decorates our home, fixes trimmings, grocery shops and sets the table perfectly! In the end, it's memorableuntil her turkey carver enters with his dull meat-cutting knife he's been meaning to ...
As leading Democrats fight for ballot access, voting rights and diverse representation, their marquee presidential contest is hard to participate in and takes place in a state that is 90 percent white.So there you go. The east coast noses are up and snooty again. Oh why, oh why would anyone let ...
It's human nature to fix whatever mess we get into.The handyman's motto is: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" no matter what it looks like, sounds like or it's sparking with burning odor. That means, "Don't tinker with it or tweak it! Don't touch it! It's not pretty, but it runs!"However, ...
Dear Editor:I'm writing to advocate for the children in our community, specifically for the needs of the South Tama Middle school students due to the deteriorating building. There's work to be done to enhance student safety and security while providing for more flexible and dynamic learning ...
Historically across the state of Iowa, students with disabilities have not been making acceptable achievement gains. In fact, in a span of 12 years, Iowa went from 5th to 25th in national student reading performance. The gap in performance between Iowa's learners with and without disabilities ...
I don't have anything to report on this week so I will just say please continue to support the Wieting by your attendance also your monetary support towards Phase II is greatly appreciated."See ya at the Wieting_ _ _"
When was the last time that you unfolded a map for directions before a road trip or required a postage stamp to send a photograph to a friend?More likely than not, you have turned to a phone, tablet, or other device to complete these simple tasks. In the 21st century, the internet has become an ...