Monday, May 11, 2026
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Oh those aching bones

I'm sure this is just an age thing.  Somewhere in your mind you are convinced that you will never get old like your grandparents, or for sure never be as old and wrinkled as your great grandparents.

In Response to 'The Right to What Privacy'

Dear Editor, The Right to What Privacy Part 2 - For some very enlightening (and disconcerting) information about online privacy in general and Facebooks "eroding" privacy policies in particular, I encourage you to visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation web site at www.

My first step into the world of shoeless journalism

  This is a new era for me. I have often worked at home, writing stories, or at least outlines of stories, on my computer, and then saving them on a disk to take with me to the office the next morning.

Five Things to Know About Safe Deposit Boxes, Home Safes and Your Valuables

  Date:                April 29, 2010                                                                                     Contact:           Phyllis Zalenski, Family Resource Management Specialist                         Iowa State University Extension                         (319) 462-2791       You want your documents to be safe but how do you decide where to keep your important papers and valuables? Below are tips to guide you in making those important decisions.

The Right to What Privacy Part 2

Okay, so I'm new to the world of Facebook.  I remember in some of the first meetings about starting up the Website the discussion came up about Facebook and how it is a great social place.

Don’t Let Your Grain Bin Kill You

By Greg Brenneman – ISU Extension Ag Engineering Specialist Because last fall’s harvest was late and much of the grain was wet, there has been more spoiled grain and an increase in grain bin accidents.

The Right to What Privacy

Living today sometimes is a weird experience. When we were first married, we bought a house that sat right on main street in Independence,  There was a postage stamp yard.

Salute to V-S Seniors

Dear Editor, What a great bunch of young people we have here in Vinton. Donations to North Central Iowa Honor Flight are amazing. The seniors to give up their class trip and the others who raised money for honor flight speaks volumes to the character of our young adults.

Trying to play a handy-man genius

 "Playing a genius, when you're not one, is quite a task." I thought of that line today when I heard that one of my friends fixed his kitchen plumbing, using a Barbie Doll.