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Lessons about learning for life

 

By Shane Goodman

When Mrs. Marguerite Kalar would show up at school, we knew we were in for an entertaining and educational class period…if we listened carefully enough.

FAMILIES OF FAITH: The Ties That Truly Bind

By the Rev. Chris Burtnett, First Congregational United Church of Christ

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity slipped by us again this year. It was January 18 through the 25. During this week, Christians are reminded of Jesus’s prayer for his disciples and everyone’s well-being. Christians also remember Jesus’s devotion and come together to pray for their unity. You can find that prayer in chapter 17 of the gospel according to John. Give it a read.

INKSPOTS: Of old & new computers, patron saints

By Molly MacDonald

 

ON THE SIDE: Businesses Belong in the Chamber...

By Brad Hicks

Full disclosure requires me to state for the record I am an ex-officio member of the Algona Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Some might say that makes me biased toward the organization. If I am, so what?

TRAVEL DIARY: Eleven Years to Create a Utopian City

By Jim Sloter

As we continued southward on small roads enjoying the varied topography in west central France, we somehow learned about an unusual community and made a point to check it out. Richelieu, a 17th century model city covering about three square miles is located where an old community was razed and a utopian city built in its place. It is the only community in Europe laid out in a grid pattern inside a rectangular wall enclosure. 

DAILY UMBRELLA: Ban That Book

By Shane Goodman

“Ban that book. I don’t agree with it. No, not that book. I agree with that one. Keep it. Just get rid of the ones I don’t like.”

Sound familiar? That is exactly what is going on right now in school districts across America and right here in central Iowa.

OUT OF THE PAST: Butter Was Mostly Buttermilk

By Gene Miller

 

 

150 Years Ago

THROWBACK: Minnie Fred Flong

How many people remember Minnie Fred Flong?

She was the face of Ridiculous Days for a good many years.

The View from Here - lots of information to deal with

By Sen. Dennis Guth

Feb. 4, 2022

 

A plan for strong public schools and fair taxes

 

By Jennifer Konfrst, Iowa House Democratic Leader

Sen. Grassley Discusses Foreign ownership of U.S. food companies and farmland

Feb. 4, 2022 - Sen. Charles Grassley Weekly Q&A

 

Q: What are your concerns regarding foreign ownership of U.S. food companies and farmland?

Highlights with Henry: A Productive Week

By Rep. Henry Stone, R-Forest City - Feb. 4, 2022

Wills: Reaction to Convention of States Column an Eye-Opener

By Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake, House District 1

House Happenings - Rep. Terry Baxter

By Rep. Terry Baxter, R-Garner

 

House Happenings, February 3, 2022

FAMILIES OF FAITH

By Rev. Thomas Cowell - Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Burt and Partnership Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church

The Environmental Christian

The topic of our adult Bible study at Trinity Lutheran-Algona and St. John’s Lutheran-Burt these past few weeks has been various issues in the realm of Christian ethics. Our most recent Bible study concerned the relationship of Christians to our environment.

On the merits

By Brad Hicks - Publisher

Some years ago when I lived in Ennis, Texas, a town of about 20,000 people built on cattle, cotton and the railroad about a half hour south of Dallas, I was invited to be one of the people to introduce a speaker at the Ennis Negro Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting. The speaker I introduced then introduced the Hon. Alfred Bennett, a federal judge serving in the Houston area, and a native of Ennis.

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