Summer reading fun at the Rippey library

The Rippey Library is hosting a photography talk by Peg Gannon of Country Studios on Saturday, July 8, at 10 am. Here’s what Peg had to say: “I once heard a lady from out-of-state say she would be glad to get through Iowa. It is all corn and beans. Had she gotten off I-80, she would have seen a much…

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Protect our liberties

To the editor, When Iowans look at our state flag we see the motto, “Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain”.  This is something every Iowan has seen, read, and heard from the time they were in elementary school until adulthood. But it seems that the Iowa GOP has forgotten what this means. MAGA Republicans in our…

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