Elm Farm Ollie Day celebrates first flying cow milestone
Marion historian David V. Wendell recounts Elm Farm Ollie the 1930 flying Guernsey whose milk aboard a Tri motor plane made headlines at the St Louis International Air Expo. The piece ties the 95th anniversary to Elm Farm Ollie Day at the mustard museum in Middleton Wisconsin.
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William Stout
Chicago
Henry Ford
Sunnymeade Farms
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Elsworth Bunce
Bunce
Charles Lindbergh
Guernsey
Bismarck
Barry Levenson
Wisconsin
Mustard Museum
Mount Horeb
Wis
North America
David V. Wendell
Iowa still welcomes refugees despite funding cutbacks
Guest columnist Chuck Isenhart argues that Iowa must protect and fund refugee resettlement as 11 agencies in the state face layoffs and the 839 refugees fear losing direct and indirect aid after a January stop work order. He urges state loans backed by foundations to sustain wraparound services beyond 90 days and preserve integration efforts.
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Trump
United States
Iowa
Department of State
Des Moines
Sioux City
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Quad Cities
Towa
Sarah Trone-Garriott
House of Representatives
U.S
Afghanistan
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Art Staed
Iowa Catholic Conference
Iowa House
Department of Economic Development
Refugee Agricultural Partnership
World Food Prize Foundation
Tom Vilsack
World Food Prize
Bureau of Refugee Services
Office of Refugee Settlement
Casino shows where Cedar Rapids values lie
Nicholas Arnold argues the Iowa Gaming Commission decision to grant Cedar Rapids a casino license reflects the city’s misplaced priorities. He notes housing and education needs, homelessness counts, and school bond outcomes, urging focus on services over gambling as essential for Cedar Rapids’ future.
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