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Roseanne Cash plays Hancher Auditorium
By Rod Peck Johnny Cash was my first musical hero. At about age 4 or 5, I would come to the breakfast table and tell [Read More]
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Kindness Corner: Why do they do it?
By Randy McNeely Why are people kind? What is it that drives people to want to help other people? Why would someone who is in [Read More]
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Six Sense: Signs of spring are all around
By Chris Six Spring is here! Well, nearly. I’m not saying that simply because Pennsylvania’s most famous prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted an early spring — [Read More]
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Iowa school superintendents: Small increases won’t do
Iowa lawmakers kicked off the 2020 legislative session this week and already, school funding has become a key topic. The state has increased spending for [Read More]
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Nothing trivial about this trove of knowledge
I’ve often thought if I hadn’t filled my brain with useless facts and song lyrics, I’d probably made a pretty decent brain surgeon. As it [Read More]
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Six Sense: The calm before the storm
By Chris Six This week, I’m a temporary bachelor. Not like those exciting guys on “reality” television. In truth, reality is far more… mundane. My [Read More]
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Kindness Corner: I don’t do fancy
By Randall McNeely There are times in life when two people connect in what seems to be a random way and end up forging a [Read More]
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So God made a fisherman
By Jerry Purviance Nothing is more iconic then Paul Harvey’s “So, God made a farmer” monologue. Being I don’t know much about farming, I thought [Read More]
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Six Sense: I’ll be rooting for ‘Big Red’
By Chris Six It’s funny the things that trigger memories. Yesterday afternoon, watching Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs punch their ticket to the Super Bowl [Read More]
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Blues Rock-It show highlights the National Pearl Button Museum
By Rod Peck Saturday, Jan. 18 was bitterly cold and icy in Muscatine, to the point that if I hadn’t had a professional commitment to [Read More]