Lifestyles
Kindness Corner: The Kinder Option
By Randy McNeely We’ve all seen the infomercials where someone is selling a product and then they say, “but wait, there’s more!” This is one [Read More]
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Lifestyles
Jerry’s Outdoors: Time to check those trailer tires
By Jerry Purviance Spring is almost here! Before we get too excited let’s take a look at those trailer tires. I’ve been towing boat trailers [Read More]
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Music in Muscatine: A toe-tappin’, finger-snappin’ groove with James Dreier and Ritmocano
By Rod Peck My musical tastes are very much American. However, since Terri and I saw a local Latin Jazz band known as James Dreier [Read More]
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Alex Oppel earns Eagle Scout Award
Alex Oppel of Troop 783 in Muscatine achieved the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout. Oppel’s Eagle Scout ceremony was celebrated at First Presbyterian Church on [Read More]
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Music in Muscatine: True appreciation for husband-and-wife team Mandolin Orange
By Rod Peck A good while ago, I heard that a few of my music-nerd buddies were planning to attend a show on Tuesday, January [Read More]
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World Food Prize president emeritus awarded at state capitol
Dr. Kenneth M. Quinn, former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and President Emeritus of The World Food Prize Foundation, was honored at the [Read More]
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Brass band brings a taste of New Orleans to Iowa
By Rod Peck I’ve had a fascination with the city of New Orleans and its musical history all of my life, and this is part [Read More]
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Annual benefit for domestic violence shelter set for April
By Tegan Kralio This spring, Muscatine Center for Social Action’s Domestic Violence shelter will be holding its annual benefit, New Beginnings. Jennifer Lierness, MCSA’s Resource [Read More]
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Musseling away the winter blues
Blues Rock-It, from the Quad Cities, played to a sold-out house last weekend as part of a fundraising event for the National Pearl Button Museum. [Read More]