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  • Five acts we could all do more often

    Five things I should do and you should too: 1. Write thank yousWhat’s more meaningful than a hand wr ...
    July 25, 2014 - 11:04 am

  • Modern wheat not like old

    To the editor:In regard to the news item “Scientist gets World Food Prize for wheat advances” Newton ...
    July 25, 2014 - 11:04 am

  • Street maintenance proposal deserves public input

    The Newton City Council is beginning to address a long overdue necessity — funding for annual maintenance of city streets.
    July 25, 2014 - 11:04 am

  • Former Newton resident publishes book

    To the editor:Many Newton residents may be pleased to know that Opal Snyder, a longtime Newton resid ...
    July 25, 2014 - 11:03 am

  • Nothing is as sweet as Sugar

    My first day at this year’s Jasper County Fair, I met Sugar the dog. With a soft, cotton candy-white fur and redness around her eyes, Sugar is blind a ...
    July 24, 2014 - 11:05 am

  • Impressed with Veterans Memorial Rock, artist

    To the editor: Tonight and just about anything I have done or where I have been is on my mind.Yet, o ...
    July 24, 2014 - 11:04 am

  • Newton Municipal Band concludes successful season — with a lot of help

    The Newton Municipal Band is composed of high school and adult musicians from throughout Jasper County. Several years ago, the band was faced with the ...
    July 24, 2014 - 11:04 am

  • Supports Critchfield for county recorder

    To the editor: I have had the pleasure of working closely with Marshall Critchfield over the past tw ...
    July 24, 2014 - 11:03 am

  • Is anybody happy?

    I just discovered Shawn Achor, and, boy, am I happy.You don’t know who Shawn Achor is? How about Dan ...
    July 23, 2014 - 11:20 am

  • Ty's Take: ‘KCK’ get the ‘MO out

    The theme of this year’s Jasper County Fair “Country Pride, County Wide,” resonated with me for a number of reasons.
    July 23, 2014 - 11:20 am

  • Keeping a balance in the electronics age

    I have started to realize that as my daughters are going from baby to toddler to little girls I am having to change my views on electronics and their ...
    July 22, 2014 - 10:51 am

  • It's nice to meet you

    There is nothing I find more unpleasant than shaking a person’s hand.There can be a lot of psycholog ...
    July 22, 2014 - 10:51 am

  • Newton parks are first class

    To the editor:I have spent more time this summer in our parks than most other years. Many of us driv ...
    July 22, 2014 - 10:51 am

  • Asa Crowe

    Some of the students were listening, others were looking out the window with that faraway, dreamy look that I remember well (and still have once-in-a ...
    July 21, 2014 - 9:25 pm

  • Don’t let Big Oil bully biofuels

    It’s vacation season across America. That means family road trips are underway and the traveling public is paying even closer attention when they pull ...
    July 21, 2014 - 11:11 am

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