Blame Congress,  not presidents

Book recalls lives of servicemen before ultimate sacrifice

Before They Were Soldiers

Iowa Central Community College

ISBN 979-8328497619

$12.76 (hardcover on Amazon)

Anyone who has seen the film We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson has seen how war impacts the personal lives of not just those who went to war but also the families who stayed behind and prayed for their safety.

Morning huddle

Sees Babe Ruth  hit a home run

150 Years Ago

TOWN AND COUNTY. ===== RASPBERRIES AND ICE CREAM. --- Remember the Sociable at the Baptist church this evening.  Raspberries and ice cream will be the sweetest articles found there --- the ladies always excepted.  Everybody invited.

125 Years Ago

API strikes again

Dear Editor:

Bloom for God

One of my favorite things to do is plant flowers around my house. In spring, I love to go to area garden centers and enjoy the vast array of plants that they are offering for sale. Seeing the vibrant colors, the lushness of the plants, and the various combinations of plants put together in containers lifts my spirits. It is a wonderful time to be reminded that God is the master of creativity.

Of a blue convertible and other tales

It seems life is full of small miracles. To wit: earlier this month I managed to fly to and from Los Angeles with nary a single mishap. Imagine!

Salute to detasselers

Pea harvest underway at Seneca

150 Years Ago

We want all the good butter we can get, on subscription. Corn, oats or potatoes will be received at this office on subscription, at the best prices the market affords. We want a few loads of good wood at this office, for which the highest market price will be allowed on subscription.

125 Years Ago

Mismanagement and the Teachings of Jesus

To the Editor:

The Department of Homeland Security has posted a controversial video online that lionizes their work, claiming to be delivering divine justice to evildoers. The video quotes Isaiah 6:8, which describes the prophet’s acceptance of a mission from God, and includes an excerpt from the folk song “God's Gonna Cut You Down.”

A press release from Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley

WASHINGTON – The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes Iowa and America safer, stronger and more prosperous. It prevents Iowans from being hit with the largest tax increase in American history and brings certainty to Main Street and manufacturers by making critical business tax provisions permanent.

Tax cuts for Iowans

More or less

Over and under. More than and less than. The difference between these words may seem miniscule to most of you, but it matters to us writers and editors and grammarians. The Associated Press has lightened up on its stylebook rules for the usage of these words, but I haven’t.

“Cruise the Museum” car show, Aug 23

The Kossuth County Agricultural and Motorsports Museum is now open for visitors every Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment. The admission is $7 per person and provides access to all the exhibits as well as the Benschoter Train Depot and the Iowa Hall of Fame and Racing Museum.

Firecrackers allowed in Swea City

150 Years Ago

Ice Cream Sociable. --- The ladies of the Universalist Parish will hold an ice cream sociable at the Baptist church on Wednesday evening next. Everybody invited.

125 Years Ago

Who do you stop to listen to?

Back when I was in elementary school, 40-something years ago, there were a series of creative ads on TV for a big wall street brokerage firm.  Normally kids don’t think much about ads for big stockbrokers.  But these ads were different.  The tagline was simple, clear and memorable, “When EF Hutton talks, people listen.”  Kid’s on the playground even used that line.