~a column by Colleen O’Brien In the era of 24-7 awful news that convinces us the world is going to hell and there’s no help for it, it’s refreshing to receive good news from a friend’s trying situation. I received the following lovely point of view from a friend recovering from hip surgery and it tells the tale with a…
Read MoreDay: July 24, 2014
Tree Tracings
Greene County Genealogical Society ~by Valerie Ogren MEETING NOTICE: The next meeting will be Saturday, August 2, at 10 .m in the Jefferson public library. Speaker that day will be Rick Morain. He will share some family memories and tell about “Preserving Your Stories” to pass on to younger generations. Telling stories and preserving them has been the theme this…
Read MoreBranstad, Reynolds send letter to President Obama re: underage immigrants
Pair calls for border security, sound immigration policy that respects the rule of law and transparency from the Obama Administration DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds on July 24 sent a letter to President Barack Obama seeking answers to the Obama Administration’s immigration crisis along the southern border. In the letter, Branstad and Reynolds encourage the President…
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