Social media was full of dog pictures, cute little fluffy doggies doing tricks, and big slobbery mongrels asleep in playpens with babies. It was Natio ...
Sept. 8, 2016 - 10:47 am
Game day in Iowa City is like no other experience I’ve had in my life. The energy and enthusiasm of the students and the pride exhibited by the young ...
Sept. 8, 2016 - 10:53 am
As a supporter and a director of a United Way Partnering Agency, I believe that supporting our United Way is one of the most powerful, collective oppo ...
Sept. 8, 2016 - 10:47 am
The Newton Public Library had a great summer reading program for kids and teens again this year at the Newton Public Library. We had 593 kids register ...
Sept. 7, 2016 - 10:34 am
You can’t judge a book by its cover. This is a lesson we try to teach children from a very young age. Typically it’s used in reference to people, but ...
Sept. 7, 2016 - 10:33 am
A South Carolina high school recently stopped students from bringing American flags to a football game against a heavily Hispanic rival school. Why? T ...
Sept. 7, 2016 - 10:33 am
Throughout all the changes in this community there has always been one constant: the dedication of the Newton Community School District to its student ...
Sept. 7, 2016 - 10:33 am
On Sept. 13, our community will be asked to vote on a bond proposal for a new middle school campus. When I talk to parents and others in the community ...
Sept. 6, 2016 - 10:58 am
I am in support of the Newton school board’s decision to build a new school building for the fifth through eighth grade students. I have toured the cu ...
Sept. 6, 2016 - 10:58 am
My wife Cindy and I took the tour of Berg School this past Tuesday. We don’t have children ourselves but are strong believers in a strong educational ...
Sept. 6, 2016 - 10:58 am
Imagine trying to concentrate in an extremely hot room in the middle of the winter or in an extremely cold room in the fall and spring along with a mu ...
Sept. 6, 2016 - 10:58 am
During a recent tour of the B.C. Berg School complex, we had the opportunity to descend into the bowels of this building, housing the ancient boiler s ...
Sept. 6, 2016 - 10:57 am
I live in the city where I work, and it’s a tight little city, and on my way to work, I see the kids going to school, to grade school. Sept. 6, 2016 - 11:07 am
I had the opportunity to see the Colfax Demolition Derby last weekend, and I thought it was a great way to spend a Saturday night. Sept. 2, 2016 - 10:34 am
