EDITORIAL: A good (busy) time to be in Mount Vernon-Lisbon
May 07, 2008
Take a look at the calendar for the next few months and it’s clear: If you’re bored here, you better get to the doctor lickety split. Have your pulse checked. MUSINGS: Action-oriented planning invigorates, excites
by Jake Krob · May 07, 2008
Those who gathered in the basement of Mount Vernon Bank & Trust on an evening last week would no doubt agree:
It was a three-hour marathon filled with loads of work, but left participants invigorated and excited. LIVING IN IOWA: Instead of a gorilla in a suit, Iowa wants kinder, gentler, well-trained bouncers
by Dan Brawner · May 07, 2008
What kind of training does a bouncer really need? GUEST COLUMN: Rep. gives take on positive and ‘poor’ policies this session
by Jeff Kaufmann · May 07, 2008
After four months of weekdays in Des Moines and weekends in Listening Posts and meetings at home, I am ready for a slower pace. LETTER: CR resident puts support behind Rozinek
May 07, 2008
The voters in supervisor District 2 in Linn County have an opportunity in the primary election in June to vote for a candidate who is willing to change the culture of county government. LETTER: Students sound off on the American flag
May 07, 2008
The American flag…nowadays it is difficult to go anywhere without its red, white, and blue stars and bars decorating the panorama. EDITORIAL: Park it – stay right here!
April 30, 2008
Just 15 cents. MUSINGS: The great big push for public preschool
by Jake Krob · April 30, 2008
This dad of tots feels pretty blessed to live in a state that values early childhood education so much that it’s investing millions in public preschool for four-year-olds. LIVING IN IOWA: Even if the rest of the world is under water, all disasters, like politics, are local
by Dan Brawner · April 30, 2008
Last week, Hillary Clinton, now known as “Punxsutawney Hill,” emerged from the dark recesses of her seemingly hopeless struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination to win the Pennsylvania primary. LEGISLATIVE REPORT: ‘Historic’ 2008 session ends
by Ro Foege · April 30, 2008
At 2:38 a.m., April 26, 2008, we completed a successful and historic legislative session! GUEST COLUMN: Work ‘hand in hand’ to reduce alcohol at grad time
by Jennifer Husmann · April 30, 2008
The local Above the Influence Coalition in Mount Vernon, as well as the Linn County Underage Drinking Coalition (a work group of the Partnership on Substance Abuse), are continuing a community awareness initiative that started in Linn County last year EDITORIAL: Unveiling the importance of uptown Mount Vernon
April 23, 2008
"What a cute town.”
That’s a comment we often hear when visitors come to Mount Vernon and give their impressions of uptown. |
