Quote of the Day from Harriet Van Home 1957
A 1957 Harriet Van Home witty quip notes that any household device even a vacuum cleaner can seem more entertaining than the TV, reflecting mid century ado over leisure tech. The remark captures a columnist's lighthearted take on domestic life and evolving entertainment trends.
Addressing overhaul needed for Ottawa streets
Ottawa faces a long overdue fix as old Main Street U S 50 addresses collide with East 23rd Street. The change would affect about 100 businesses and residents and aid emergency services, urging public and business input to City Commissioners and staff for a logical, consistent system.
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South Star Chrysler
U.S. 59
Ottawa
East 23Rd Street
Maurice’s
Wendy’s
Super 8 Motel
Messenger's
South Star
MapQuest
Messenger’s
West 23Rd Street
U.S. 50
Main Street
Princeton Circle Drive
South Main Street
Princeton Street
Brad Gilges
Jeanny Sharp
First Amendment text fragment preserved in record
This item presents the First Amendment clause on religion free exercise speech press assembly and petition for redress of grievances. It encapsulates the core protections of religious liberty, free expression, and citizen rights against government restraint. The text remains a foundational constitutional standard.
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Congress
Pasture based dairy shows ecological gains over industrial farming
Francis Thicke and his wife operate a grass based dairy near Fairfield Iowa advocating pasture grazing over corn heavy confinement. He cites lower environmental costs and studies from Wisconsin showing pasture dairies can be as or more profitable while cows stay healthier and milk contains higher omega 3 fatty acids and beta carotene. He urges policy shifts to fund ecological farming and require industrial agriculture to pay environmental costs.
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Nature
Mississippi River
New Jersey
Gulf of Mexico
Ical
University of Wisconsin
Francis Thicke
Susan
Fairfield
Iowa
U.S. Departament of Agriculture
Extension Service
The
Land Institute
Prairie Writers Circle
Salina
Critics claim Bush era failures in Iraq and war strategy
Donald Kaul argues the Bush administration misled the public and bungled the war in Iraq. He cites unarmored vehicles, weak coalition support, and a failed plan to train Iraqi forces. The piece compares recent errors to Butch Cassidy and labels the state of the war as endless Groundhog Days.
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Butch
Sundance
Donald Kaul
Washington
Des Moines Register
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