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Grassley voices frustration as federal Farm Bill heads toward another extension

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 10:15 am

Passing a new five-year Farm Bill will be one of many legislative priorities in Congress next year, according to Iowa’s U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley.

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Snow days and shovels call important lessons to mind

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 10:11 am

As this column is being written, it looks like we might still get a white Christmas with a few days to spare — Iowa weather can be fickle though, so forgive me if I’m wrong.

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Judge sentences Othman to 90 days on amended assault charges

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 10:06 am

A court has sentenced an area man to 90 days in prison, after he pleaded guilty late last month to separate criminal counts of assault.

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You’re not alone if you cry ahead of Christmas

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 10:03 am

Saturday’s snowfall certainly went a long way to making things feel like Christmas is actually upon us, and I’m going to make a confession, dear readers — that’s not always easy on me. And I imagine there’s a chance it might not always be easy on all of you either.

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Turner pleads guilty to sexually abusing teen

Friday, December 20, 2024 12:55 pm

Former Decorah woman now subject to life-long state supervision

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Attorneys seek to suppress evidence in local attempted murder case

Monday, December 16, 2024 12:03 pm

Youngblood’s defense alleges improper interviews, labels resulting evidence ‘fruits of a poisonous tree’

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Schmitt’s story still inspires today

Thursday, December 12, 2024 3:48 pm

Saturday was Dec. 7. The day which will live in infamy sometimes doesn’t seem quite so infamous as the holiday rush bleeds further and further into our calendars each year, but it’s worth remembering nonetheless.

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Area priest was first chaplain to give life during WWII

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 4:24 pm

Details were scarce as area readers scanned their local newspaper pages following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 — Saturday marked the 83rd anniversary of the now infamous bombing. The Dec. 11, 1941, edition of the Decorah Journal listed approximately 30 people with ties to northeast Iowa residing in or near Honolulu, Hawaii, at the time, and its front page relayed a short message from a former Decorah physician stationed there. “Well — Busy — Please don’t worry,” A.F. Fritchen had said in a Dec. 10 telegram to his wife.

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And then there were two: Pair of city council candidates headed for January run-off

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 9:47 pm

The race for an open at-large seat on the Decorah City Council won’t quite be decided until next month. The race attracted a total of three candidates — Kent Klocke, Paul Wanless and Cody Whittle — and more than 50 …

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Biden pardoning his son won’t help restore public’s trust in government

Monday, December 9, 2024 9:49 am

I had it all planned out in my head. I was going to write a post-Thanksgiving column inspired by some of Norman Rockwell’s well-known art. It was going to make some great points on things like togetherness and community by juxtaposing Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want” (you know the one, it’s got the family and the turkey dinner) with one of his not-quite-as-well-known pieces titled “Shuffleton’s Barbershop.” Then President Biden had to go and grant an unconditional pardon for his son Hunter (and as someone who is occasionally referred to as a wordsmith, I feel I ought to point out the intentionality in choosing the preposition “for” rather than “to” in this instance).

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