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It didn't quite rain on the annual Independence Day parade Saturday afternoon. It did, however, sprinkle on it a bit, but not enough enough to dampen anybody's spirit of celebration.

Tiananmen Moments June 19th, 2009 On Dec. 14, 1825, following the death of Alexander Ia 'who had seen off Napoleona 'his brother, the grand duke, who had just taken the oath as Czar Nicholas I, was confronted by mutinous troops and rebels in Senate Square before the Winter Palace.

JoAnn Bruns, 69, died Wednesday at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha after a short illness related to her long struggle with emphysema.

Old septic systems aren't good enough any more. DNR cracks down. Will everyone in Iowa's tiny towns have to install or modify their septic tanks? That could be the result of a crackdown on small towns without ...