By: Jane Burns It’s awards season, when Hollywood’s beautiful people gather to celebrate each other. And when someone wins, the other beautiful people who
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What Kind of Revolution is In Store for America?
The balance of power may be in for a shift by Dave Nagle, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 21, 2024 It is always a good day
Local Teen is County’s First Female Eagle Scout
Eagle Grove boasts the first Boy Scout Troop west of the Mississippi, and after the organization opened to female scouts, the first girl’s troop in
Explore your family history with Friends of Iowa PBS and the Iowa Genealogical Society
Friends of Iowa PBS and the Iowa Genealogical Society are partnering to offer a beginner to intermediate genealogy workshop this winter. Finding Your Roots Through
Why is turkey the main dish on Thanksgiving?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Interesting facts about Memorial Day
Each year on the last Monday of May, Americans celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday that honors and mourns American military personnel
Happenings – Issue 17, 2022
In this era of simple social media posts, so much of the record of our lives is fleeting. Like fools gold, they shine brightly in
Easter Egg Hunts and Other Eggceptional Traditions
Easter is celebrated in various ways. Traditional religious commemorations include Saturday evening Easter vigils and Sunday morning Resurrection masses. Parents may spend Easter weekend putting
Who was St. Patrick?
Perhaps because the day celebrating him is so widely associated with revelry, St. Patrick is arguably among the world's most popular saints. But as much
