Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned non-compete agreements. Some employees were happy. Many employers were not. If you are not familiar with a non-compete agreement, it is a legal document that often prevents an employee from leaving a company to work for another competing company in the same industry. Those who are opposed to these agreements feel they often force employees to stay in jobs.
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Do you have a favorite moment? A favorite book? A favorite librarian? A piece of information the library had that set important wheels in motion? A favorite nook? A favorite smell? An exhibit? A program? Do you love knitting with friends at the library?
From the June 7, 1951 issue of the Algona Upper Des Moines newspaper
Building model airplanes can be quite a hobby, and it can interest anyone, from six to sixty -says H. T. (Tip) Smiley, who has been at it for the last 18 years.
I’d have another trip to write about here, except that I haven’t taken it yet, even though by the time you read this, I will have been to Los Angeles and back, once again navigating the friendly skies. With no glitches. I hope.
Programs available for tree planting and treatment
By Barb Smith, City of Algona
The spring weather has a lot of people thinking about yard work, gardens and trees. The City of Algona offers programs to assist with the cost of planting and treating trees, and services to help clean up your home and yard.
I marvel at many of today’s technological advances. Who would have imagined that Al Gore could have invented this thing called the Internet? And only Dick Tracy could have thought we would have phones on our wrist watches. Mark my word, our cars will be flying soon. Meet George Jetson.
Okay, here’s what I’m not going to write about today:
Pneumonia. I won’t bore you with the fact that it came back for an encore just one week after its first engagement. I won’t write about that because reading about other people’s illnesses is about as fascinating as reading about - oh, I don’t know - your cousin’s neighbor’s hangnail. Besides, I wrote all about my first round a few weeks ago.
If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” Those are the words from a song in an ongoing skit from the TV variety show “Hee Haw” that I recall from my youth. “Gloom, despair and agony on me.” If you remember the show, you are singing along. If not, be patient.
BURKE’S EUROPEAN HOTEL -- We desire to call to attention the card of the above house in another column. The hotel is centrally located and is the favorite resort of business men. The appointments are first-class and everything is done to conduce to the comfort of guests. We advise those visiting Chicago to put up at Burke’s European Hotel.
