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I recently received an email from a concerned relative (not my own) regarding the apparent desecration and disappearance of some of their ancestors' headstones at Oak Grove Cemetery over in St. John …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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1/15/25
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What has happened to independently showing respect?
On Dec. 29, 2024, the 39th president, who also was an amazing humanitarian, passed away. It was ordered by President Biden a 30-day period of …
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1/15/25
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While I was looking through old editions of the paper for the Times-News Time Capsule that you'll find on another page of this edition, I was struck by two headlines on a front page from 1975.
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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1/8/25
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Happy New Year, everyone, and I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas.
I'm not sure if some of you have heard, but there was some alleged drama at the courthouse when public officials were …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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1/1/25
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I grew up watching the 1984 TV special version of “A Christmas Carol.” Starring George C. Scott, this rendition sometimes gets unfair hate because Scott is American. To that I say, bah …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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12/30/24
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In 1897, an American publisher and editor wrote the famous editorial headlined: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” It was written in response to an 8-year-old girl named Virginia …
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12/20/24
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Hello, Christmas season
You might remember my column from a couple weeks back where I said I'm a big proponent of celebrating Thanksgiving and then getting in the Christmas spirit.
Well, …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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12/11/24
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I don't know about all of you, but I'm not a big fan of the “Christmas season starts after Halloween” people.
I personally think Thanksgiving is the best holiday. To me, it's the …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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11/27/24
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It took me a long time to learn this lesson, but sometimes distractions are a good thing.
Now, work needs to get done and there are things in life that require precision and efficiency, but …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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11/20/24
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I wrote part of this column on Friday, Nov. 1, and part of it on Monday, Nov. 4. But, just stick with me and pretend for a moment that I wrote this today. OK?
It is Wednesday, Nov. 6, and that …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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11/6/24
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You may have heard the news: Dairy Sweet in Dunlap has the best breaded pork tenderloin in the state once again, earning the 2024 award nearly 20 years after its first win in 2005. For my story on …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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10/31/24
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America's future is at stake on Nov. 5. Never in 248 years has our young country been so close to becoming a third-world country if the current party is allowed to stay in power. Our great country …
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10/30/24
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It’s 3 a.m. and outside you hear what sounds like a baby crying. You then realize someone has found a rabbit’s nest and is cutting up baby bunnies. Are you not repulsed? Imagine that same …
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10/30/24
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Are you able to rationally process your choice for president this November? Are you muddling through the “he said, she said” conversations? Listening to the mudslinging from both sides? …
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10/30/24
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Harvest time is well underway in area communities. This is a friendly reminder of things we can all be aware of to keep ourselves, and our families, safe during what can be a chaotic time. Keep the …
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10/23/24
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I recently talked to the folks at the Harrison County Genealogical Society for a story you can find on the front page of this paper, and on whatever page it jumped inside to, and I can tell you two …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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10/23/24
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Quite often, the states of this great country have very corny and inaccurate slogans, or slogans that are just lazy.
“Pure Michigan.” “I Love New York.” “Vermont, …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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10/16/24
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It's only fitting that another Logan-Magnolia legend is recognized in the same edition of the Times-News that the district's first Hall of Fame class is announced.
Cheryl Greenwood, who served …
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9/12/24
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Some history on Magnolia Old Settlers
Some of you may already know this history, but I think it's cool. I've only been here for a couple years and this is my column, so please allow me to rehash …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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8/21/24
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I am on an Americana kick.
It's tough to even describe what Americana is. It's just one of those things where you know it when you hear it. Like when I hear an old Johnny Cash song, or some new …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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7/24/24
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This year was the first time in a very long time that I had not spent the Fourth of July up in Clear Lake, Iowa. It was the first time ever that I had not celebrated it with much of my family.
I …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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7/10/24
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Cottonwoods glistened in the sunshine. The unfailing click of the windmill, the mamas calling to their new babies in the pastures and the twitter of a happy robin blended in the gentle South Dakota …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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7/3/24
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Disgraceful. That’s the best way to describe the travesty of the Iowa Utility Board’s decision to greenlight the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline on Tuesday, June 25. Disgraceful.
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7/3/24
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We don’t need a presidential election year to remind ourselves how difficult it sometimes is for neighbors to be neighborly. Yet, here we are. It’s 2024. And it’s a presidential …
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7/3/24
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According to reporting from the Harlan Tribune in its June 18 edition, Elk Horn facilities recently went into lockdown due to an incident involving a child.
Elk Horn pool staff was …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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7/3/24
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