My next life will be in an after-ski lounge

When you read this, I will have been to Nashville and Los Angeles and back. I’m sure I had a wonderful time. However, I’m writing this days before Christmas, which makes it kind of hard to write about all the things I did.

Therefore, I am re-running a January column I wrote a few years ago. January 29, 1986, to be exact. I love to be exact.

Ink spots, January 29, 1986.

Rhodes novel predicts the future

Painting Beyond Walls

David Rhodes

Milkweed Editions

ISBN 978-1-57131-141-2

$28

That’s just the way it is

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”

The end of the 20th Century

150 Years Ago

Cliff Hotel. L. W. Ferguson, Proprietor, Algona, Iowa. Re-opened and refitted. Good Sample rooms. Good stabling. Free Bus to and from the cars. Stages leave every morning.  Board by the day, $1.00; by the week, $3.50; meals, 26 cents.

125 Years Ago

CURRENT POLL

Most agreed with president’s decision to pardon his son

For two weeks, visitors to the websites of the Dickinson County News, Kossuth County Advance and the Spencer Reporter could take part in a poll question that asked: What’s your opinion of President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, for all crimes, charged or uncharged, 2014-2024?

Guidance for the changes that are coming

By Pastor Russ Jacobsen, First United Methodist Church

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 NIV

HE HAS SHOWN YOU, O MORTAL, WHAT IS GOOD:

Of my Christmas angel’s errant wig struggles

Iowa Farmers Union members from across the state gathered on Dec. 6-7 at the Quality Inn & Conference Center in Ames for the 109th Annual State Convention.

The IFU convention set the grassroots legislative policy that will guide the organization’s efforts in 2025, elected leadership, and conducted workshops and panels that focus on topics at the forefront for family-scale farmers.

You just never know...

Dear Readers: The following is column written by a fellow named Bob Thompson, who was a teacher and coach in my hometown. It is reprinted with permission.

Here’s the story about a young man who was engaged to be married. He was in love and his life was infected with that special pride and that vibrant joy that is peculiar to lovers.

Letter to the Editor:

It is important for the people to understand that health insurance Companyies like Actna, Amerigroup, Humana, and United Health Care are, in fact, riding on the back of the Social Security Adm. to make their money and asking Social Security Adm. to take money from disability payments after the payments were awarded, and earned.

By Sue Hicks

There once was a toymaker.

But he was more than a toymaker. Call him an engineer, an architect, a designer, if you will. He created many fantastic things. He settled down to making toys, not because he couldn’t make other things, but because toys delighted him so. There were two special toys, fashioned like a boy and a girl that he designed with extra special care.

Stay active this winter with the Algona Recreation Department

By Nick Diers, City of Algona

The cold weather is here, but don’t go into hibernation just yet. The Algona Recreation Department has lots of activities to help people stay active this winter.

Jingle all the way

New Congressman Bedell visits Algona

150 Years Ago

This is a grand season for taxidermists the country over. One of them in New York was a poor man last summer, but now he has got a snug little fortune by stuffing and wiring half a million birds for the bonnets of Gotham belles.

125 Years Ago

Watchful 

By Peter Talbot, Pastor at Grace Church in Algona

Column from 7/20/23