Isabel Stewart
I am a freelance writer living it up, well living at least, in paradise, they call it, sunny Florida.Currently in Wales and in Scotland for the summer of 2010.
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BA World Religions & Journalism & BTEC Performing Arts Certificate. Currently studying Alternative Medicine at Everglades Universtiy.Motto
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Sign Spinners: Sex Sells and so Do People Spinning SignsHave you ever wondered what it would be like to stand on the streets selling your wares? I was prospected, shouted at, flipped off, received all sorts of rude gestures and ninety seven percent of the time the gestures were friendly. -
Inside Churches of Sarasota Florida: Part 1If you have ever wondered what really goes on behind the walls of some of the most bizarre Christian sects in America come with me to Church. -
Wild Cats and Other Strays in Sarasota, Fla.Teeny tiny was a little (perhaps five-day-old) kitten that I found suspended by the neck in the slat of a partially open truck window in my neighbor's yard on Coleman Avenue in Sarasota, Fla. -
Who Killed Baby Jayla?When a baby was beaten to death and another child was released after being found guilty of homicide, what happens next? Who really killed Jayla and will the parents be investigated, will the grandfather who plead the 5th speak. Will we ever know? -
Was Selena, Mexican Madonna, Slain by Her Best Friend?The legend of Selena will told for many a decade to come but what really happened between two best friends in Texas when one of them ended up dead? -
Sexual Healing Was Deadly for the Prince of MotownThe tragic news of Marvin Gaye's death at the hands of his own father shocked fans the world over. Marvin was a silver tongued poet/seducer with a velvet voice and a charismatic persona. He was also a deeply troubled individual and an addict. -
Serial Killer BTK: A Sexual SadistBTK serial killer stuffed live rats down one girls throat and held her mouth shut so she suffocated while they tried to eat their way out. Unthinkable, is this true or Hollywood Shmollywood? -
Should You Choose a Homeopathic Remedy or a Conventional Toxic One?Homeopathy offers the solution to many an illness and yet for some reason it still struggles with acceptance. What is homeopathy, how can it help you? Homeopathy is in brief: like heals like. -
Using Antioxidants to Treat Arthritis: An Alternative for Arthritis SufferersAntioxidants are beneficial to arthritis sufferers particularly when consumed in the form of fruit and vegetables as opposed to supplements.
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Why Coca Cola Reaches the Parts that Other Sodas Don'tA look at 'coke' - what it contains and why it is so addictive. -
The Power of Flowers to Heal Stress and Free You from AnxietyThe healing properties of flowers and different ways that they can reduce stress and aid in relaxation -
Musical Instruments Made from Household Items and the Ding-A-LingsA group of women perform around Northeast Iowa using household items as instruments. -
Spencer Lone Tree: Novelist and Member of the Peyote Church Talks About His BooksLone Tree is a member of the Peyote Church, his father was a Road man, so he is well versed in the art of vision questing and has spent five years researching the history of his people's removals. -
Northeast Iowa's New Ethanol PlantPostville in Northeast Iowa is getting a new ethanol plant, Willmark, building is approved, but who is paying for it and how many jobs will it bring, you are paying for it and the jobs that it will bring are minimal. -
Why Journalists Have to Write and Why They Are Murdered for ItWho is killing journalists and why on a global level.
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How to Get Rid of Piles of SnowHow to get rid of piles of snow. City Councils impose charges for removing snow, but here are some other, often humerous ways, to get rid of snow. -
Living with a Cat with Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBuddha, a little white kitten with icy blue eyes was found in a trash bin, he has survived against all the odds and he continues to fight for survival. -
How to Stay MarriedAfter 60 years of marriage one Iowa couple has some suggestions for newly weds.
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Joan Simon - Squirel HunterJoan Simon is an interesting character and a squirrel hunter. Look for her story in my articles.
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Hillary Clinton Live at the Elkader Opera House IowaWhen Hillary Clinton came to Elkader Iowa to promote her presidential candidacy she had a lot to say about what should be done about illegal aliens
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Flesh-eating Bacteria Victim Tells His StoryA rare flesh-eating bacteria victim tells how he got the disease and how he beat it.
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Family Memorabilia is Hot for Home DecorDad's old vest, his photo and watch could be the material for the hot in-home decor craze: Memory Boxes.
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Three Kidneys in Her Body and CountingA young woman who has three kidneys that don't function is awaiting a transplant of kidney number four.
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Shooting Incident: Stray Bullet Enters Home in Marquette, IowaA stray bullet entered a house as the family sat down for dinner - it went through two walls and a mirror.
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Obama Fires Up the Crowd in Guttenberg, IowaPresidential Candidate Barack Obama's had the crowd chanting 'Fired up and ready to go' during his campaign bus tour when it stopped in Guttenberg, Iowa., Friday Dec. 14, 2007.
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Marijuana - I Promise I Won't InhaleDreams of home and a different idea of freedom from life in the Midwest.
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How an Iowa Caucus WorksRepublican and Democratic Party Chairs in Clayton County talk about the coming Caucus.
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What Do Hogmanay, Boxing Day, Crimbo and Vikings Have in Common?The Scots still have some quaint customs and one of them is first footing which is practiced at New Year or Hogmanay.Also published on:
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One Man Pushes His Painted Wheelbarrow Across AmericaEccentric American and artist, Marc CharleBois has been walking across America for years - pushing a wheelbarrow.
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New Creative Barn Quilt Group Invites MembersClayton county is getting a face lift - a new group is forming to paint quilts on barns.
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Hawk Watch at the Indian Mounds in Northeast IowaHawk watch is an event that takes place every year at the Indian mounds and features the release of birds of prey.
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Christmas Light Shows in Northeast IowaChristmas light shows in Northeast Iowa have been an annual event for several years.
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An Evening with Mystery Author Don HarstadThis week I had the pleasure of meeting mystery writer Donald Harstad (Don) at Murphy Memorial Library, Monona, Iowa.
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What's Hot in Christmas DecorationsWhat decorations and colors are in this year. What items are hot and what old items are still trendy.
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Squirrel Hunting is Still a PastimeKeeping old customs alive one Iowa woman enjoys hunting and eating squirrels.
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Secrets to Success Are FreeHow one woman beat Hodgkin lymphoma in under a year with positive thinking. What the experts say about the benefits of positive thinking and how overcoming your fears reaps success.
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Sometimes I'm a Real Turkey!So many things go wrong in my life or at least they seem to, but some how I always seem to come up smelling of roses.
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Women in Power - a Sign of the TimesThere have been several female leaders the world over in the last few decades. In comparison how does Hillary fair - will she just be another war mongering money grabber?
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Ghostly EncountersSome of the ghosts and other phenomena that I have encountered.
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A Conversation with Barack ObamaToday I asked Obama what he intends to do about the TB epidemic and forcing immunized immigrants into taking Isonizaid which can and does cause liver disease because this government doesn't want to spend the money to immunize its own people.
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Senator John Edwards Campaign Got Big Response from Elkader, IowaIt was quite a different set up when Edwards came to town in comparison to when Obama came to town.
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The BS Legislation and the War on Bully BreedsThe BS Legistlation is not working and prominent stars making excuses for barbaric behaviour is heart wrenching. Whoopi Goldberg makes excuses for Michael Vick!
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Re-inventing the Term 'Dumb Blonde'Sleep depravation may have a lot to answer for when it comes to behaving badly!
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Learn to Speak English the American WayThe english language is very different from the english spoken by Americans and it has been extremely difficult for me to make myself understood, even though I speak English, but having been an avid Hollywood fan all my life I understand American quite well.
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How Safe Are the Bridges of Clayton County in Northeast Iowa?Many bridges today were not built for the sort of traffic that they have to endure.
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Second Train Derails in Northeast Iowa in Less Than 3 WeeksAfter two trains derail in under three weeks spilling soya bean meal into a fresh water trout stream eyebrows are raised as to the cause.
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Kickapoo Indian Caverns in Need of Friends in High PlacesWhy are the largest caverns in the area featuring a mamoth tusk in the ceiling and much more closed to the public?
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Ugly Apples Look Beautiful to Iowa State Fair JudgesNortheast Iowa man walks away with 38 first-place ribbons and three sweepstakes wins at Iowa State Fair for his apples.
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Violent Storm Hits Northeast IowaA violent storm named a bowing line of thunderstorms hit Farmersburg
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Republican Senators in the Dark at Dinner Time in IowaNo gravy was spilled when the lights went out on Presidential candidates during a Clayton County Republican Central Committee Dinner in Elkader, Iowa.
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Elkader Opera House - a Fiasco - a RantThis is what happens when council members are in charge of historical buildings that they don't have time for, such as the Elkader Opera House
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Lightning Strike Causes 60 Hogs to Suffocate in Farmersburg, IowaLast Tuesday a lightning strike caused 60 hogs to suffocate in Farmersburg, Iowa.
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Annual Romper Room Run Stops for a Few Burn Outs in FarmersburgHarley Davidson riders are mostly middle class or simply wealthy doctors playing at slumming it.
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Holstein Dairy Family Farm Achieves Global Acclaim for Embryos-Breeding ProgramIf you want to know how they done it - read on:
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Garden View Senior Community of Iowa Bids Farewell to Promotersenior living communities can be good places.
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Glad It's All Over Says Graduation MumIt is never too late for a new career, and stress for some people i a plus:
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Two Iowa Students Go on Academic Adventure to GermanyWithout young people ready to venture out of America the bubble will burst.
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Northeast Iowa is One of America's Best Kept SecretsBomb shelters built during 1960s hysteria could be revamped and put to good use in the current climate.
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10 Steps to AC's Front PageWant to know how to get on the front page? read on:
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Cats and Dogs Reign Over Farmersburg City MeetingShould cats be impounded like dogs? Better not let the cat out the cat-flap! Still some local towns have a Curfew!
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A Journey Through the Struggle and Emotional Experience of a StrokeThe effort that someone recovering from a stroke will have to put forth is tremendous.
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Chemical Bomb Placed in Iowa Library Night Box by VandalsA hazardous and vicious act of vandalism at the local library could cost up to $3,000 for the city of Monona, Iowa to replace.
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Serial Killer Ted Bundy Blamed Pornography for His Rape and Murderous BehaviorTed Bundy said that what makes for good sex is an attractive woman that is convinced you are going to kill her
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Kodak Easy Share CX4230 Camera: How My Camera Set Me Free to Be My Own Boss Even with ArthritisIn this new age of computers and cameras who needs a boss? Not me! Here's how you can be free too:
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The Flexi Dog Leash is Strong Enough for a Pit BullA look at how a flexi leash can work for even the strongest dogs, especially in built up areas.
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Refinish, Reface or Replace Your Kitchen Cupboards - What the Experts SayGive your kitchen a face lift on a few bucks.
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Domestic Abuse: One of the Most Prevalent Crimes of Our TimeAmerica has an epidemic of domestic abuse, what can be done about it?
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Elkader City Council Welcomes New Councilman Rob FriedenHow a small tourist town grapples over how to spend money they don't have.
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Cement Stamp and Stencil for Walls Floors - Inside and OutsideA look at faux wood and stone in cement using stencils and stamps.
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A New Luster Stone Texture is the Latest Craze in Home DecoratingThose that want to make a statement with the decor in their living room today are doing it with a fabulous new texture called Luster Stone, want to find out more, read on...
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Young Photographer Self Publishes the Beauty of Clayton County IowaCooper was homeschooled on a farm with six sibblings but still she noticed the beauty that surrounded her.
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Barack Obama Will Reverse Tax Cuts Given to the RichObama speaks in a language that everyone can understand.
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And the DARE Ronald Stoffel Essay Award Goes to...?What exactly do kids learn on the DARE program?
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McGregor, Iowa Holds Big Victorian Old West ShindigWhen dressing up is fun and educational
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Elkader City Council - This Month in Politicssmall town politics makes your head spin
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My Big SecretOnce I was lost but now I am found.
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A Piper and a Pilot Pray for PeaceThe vibrations of the music speak to mother earth; they heal her.
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Small Town PoliticsThe Town with a Curfew on teens!
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Frozen Puppy Loses Tail and Penis TipsCan you help this little chap?
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Opera Singer Teresa Buchholz: From Farm to Fame, Iowa to New YorkThe stuff that dreams are made of.
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Beating the Heating or Eating Chanllenge in Northeast IowaIts hard out here for a pensioner
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Magic-Lantern Show WoW's 700 ChildrenKids love live entertainment, but not many of them get to see it?
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Hot Pink Prom Frocks RockBeating the Ball Gown Blues this Prom
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Historic Stone Barn in Elkader, IowaStone masons earned 25 cents an hour in 1930s America.
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To Buy or Not to Buy a Calendar - That is the Question!Calendars make great advertising for businesses.
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Every Citizen Has a Duty to Be a Citizen - Meth Manufacturing in Iowa Down 72 PercentNeighborhood Watch programs crack down on crack!
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Hero Saves Man Hit with 7,200 Volts of ElectricityIt is not difficult to think of giving up ones life to save a family member, but it is quite Godly to do so in order to save a complete stranger.
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Victorian Valentine Magic-Lantern Show Comes to ElkaderElkader is the smallest town in Iowa to be awarded with the title of Entertainment District.
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Iowa Libraries Breaking-Ground - Other States WatchingNo harm being a couch pototoe if you are reading a good book!
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The Secret Teachings of Jesus: The Pseudo Epigrapha and the ApogryphaIn the secret teachings of Jesus he explained how we could heal ourselves in detail and that is why those books were removed fromt he selected books of the bible.
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St Olaf Volunteer Turn Out Best EverA little press coverage goes a long way; After a feature appeared in the local newspaper, volunteer turnout more than doubled.
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Elkader Opera House Iowa Wants You to Have FunIt doesn't matter how old you are, just because the joints are getting stiffer, and that spring in your step has turned to autumn, you still want to kick it with the rest, right?
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The End of America Through Scottish EyesWhile Americans are focussed on a non-war in Iraq the real battles fester elsewhere.
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Monona, Iowa Student Plans International Tour with Christian Rock Band, Carpenter Tools17-year-old girl missionary plans trip
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Gourd Art in Monona, IowaThe history of the gourd is probably one of the oldest utilitarian and artistic forms of things that were created. Artisticly our only limitation is our imagination.
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Santa Visits St OlafA historic building in St Olaf
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The Elgin Singers Entertain with 'Sounds like Christmas' at the Elgin City LegionThe montage was cleverly woven together and arranged with partial rounds and gentle harmonies that featured the dulcet tones of the twenty strong Elgin Singers
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Life as a CowRobin puts on country music while milking the cows who make their way into the parlor with indifference. One year Robin's cows were struck by lightning.
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Old Fashioned Fun at Christmas Heritage Farm Park Celebration and Gift Give AwayHeritage Farm Park in Clermont provided the perfect spot for festive fun and frolicks provided free by Brent Johnson a local business man.
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Iowa Family Receives Heritage Farm Award for 150 Years on Same FarmWhen land was only $1.25 an acre!
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Christmas Dinner at the Farmersburg Lutheran Church in IowaFor some lonely folks there was somewhere to go for Christmas dinner and it didn't cost a dime; A 100 year old German Church.
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St Olaf Tavern in Iowa: Their Pork Tenderloin is FamousJane Willie traveled to the Mall of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., to represent Iowa in a centennial celebration, and she demonstrated her tenderloin for an estimated quarter of a million visitors.
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Latinos Restaurant in McGregor Iowa is Now Open for BusinessMaguina is hoping that good food, team work and a positive attitude will over-ride any early negative reactions to his restaurant's paint job. Mexican colors oops!
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Spray Painting, Vandalism and Criminal Mischief in IowaLove you long time. Pimp my ride. Loves to ----0
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Families Seek Help from Clayton County Food Shelf and Shepherd of the HillsThere is help for the needy that live in Northeast Iowa's Clayton County from St Olaf Crisis Center.
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Renowned Spanish Maestro Francesc de Paula Soler Dazzles Elkader Opera HouseA bat flew over the audience, circled and exited stage right. As Soler did not bat an eyelid it is hard to know if he conjured the bold bat into the light or never even saw it.
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Luana Savings Bank Opens Its Doors"We have grown to a 180 million dollar bank," Schultz said. How many banks do you know that serve free coffee, chocolate milk, fruit and popcorn?
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Visiting Northeast Iowa: One of America's Best Kept SecretsA day of Nordic and Bohemiam delights, suitable for the whole family, and a picturesque drive through the hills of Northeast Iowa's Bluff country.
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The FTC and FCC Begin Enforcing a National Do-Not-Call ListThe FTC and FCC have come together to enforce the national do not call list.
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A Present from the CatBe careful what you fear because it is catching.
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Bitter Bemused and BewilderedIt is hard to imagine when inside of love that after some years it will naught more than a speck in our memory.
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Broken JourneyLove is beyond.
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I Am a ManYou have to be wealthy to own a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
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Georgie Rides a Pale HorseNovos Ordos Seclorum is on the US dollar bill. It means New World Order.
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Sad Man NooseinEverything is relative.
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Woman Drives Wagon with One KidneyPeople are a constant source of inspiration.
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The Voice of InnocenceMarijuana, many people smoke it and many people dont admit to doing so.
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Wagner Family of Monona Iowa Since 1852 Honored with Heritage Farm Award"My grandpa had hand tools and scythes on his farm. He had a team of horses which they kept in the horse barn...My Grandpa Wagner wore overalls. Overalls were $1.80 a pair,"
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Saacke Family of Farmersburg Received Heritage Farm AwardThe Saackes know that Mathews did serve in the military and they believe that the war he participated in was the Mexican-American War.
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Eagle Ridge Assisted Living Gives Residents a Home Style SettingEagle Ridge is a decadent mansion tucked away in the countryside.
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Thompson Family of Monona Iowa: Honored with Heritage Farm AwardFarmer and Iowan pioneer descendant, Richard Thompson, recants the days when blood sausage, pickled pig foot, head cheese, liver sausage, brain and side pork were local delicacies.
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Christmas Day MurderA woman was murdered on Christmas Day possibly by her boyfriend!
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In TransitionThank you from all of us who have experienced pysical abuse and have found kindness and somewhere to hide until we were strong enough to peak round the corner.
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Eclectic TribulationsIt's hard not to want a bit of everything when you are a child in a candy shop.
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Mother Tries to Save Cat that Savagely Attacked Her SonThe generosity of Marshalltown residents saves the day
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Blazing Fire Reduced Locker to Rubble in Farmersburg IowaTheir biggest job now is to remove the rubble, deal with the DNR, EPA and environmentalists, because the meat is buried under the rubble.
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Elkader Opera House Kicks Off 2007 Piano SeriesIt is a ew and exciting year for Elkader Opera House - and it begins its year of household names and new talent with a Piano Series.
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The Ebb and Flow of Historic Waukesha - Springs Mounds & TreasureListening to Joseph Martin recant his childhood memories, catching turtles from Waukesha's Fox River, watching the circus train stop at Bethesda Park and going to Kaske's ...
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How to Create Authentic Looking Antique and Collectible Home FurnishingsThere are so many items that could be used to add a new joie de vive' to a tired old sitting room or a dingy kitchen.
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FTC Says Deception and Fraud Are on the Increase on the InternetThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a federal agency that works to prevent fraud, deception and unfair practices in the marketplace, reported that in 2003 the average victim was taken for $195. They stated that of the 516,740 complaints
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Let's Get Crackling ! Antique Effects - Shabby Chic - Home DecoratingDo you have an antique piece of furniture that you love but don't know what to do with because it is scratched or damaged? And, you don't want to spend a lot of money having it Re-finished?
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Identifying & Pricing Sterling Flatware Patterns- Fake Antiques - Mongram RemovalHow do you know if you have a two or a 2000-dollar sterling spoon? How do you identify a flatware pattern, determine its age, and know whether or not it has had a monogram removal, if it is a modern-marriage or even a custom-made item?
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Holy Hill Church's Observatory Provides a Breathtaking View of WaukeshaA visit to Holy Hill Church in Waukesha is not for the faint of heart. Aside of the third eye and other symbols painted on the church walls, the stained glass and glacial grottos, it is the trek up the quaint observatory stairs that is exhilarating.
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Collecting Vintage Kitsch: The Epitome of Bad Taste and We're Loving ItMany people have heard the word kitsch but most would have difficulty making it clear in one sentence exactly what 'kitsch' is.
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How Do You Know If it is 'Vintage Collectible Memorabilia' ?The words vintage, collectible and memorabilia have different meanings to different people.
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Story of an American Family that Went to China to Adopt Chinese Twin GirlsThis is the story of a Waukesha Wisconsin shop owner's daughter and her family who to took their faith to the Great Wall of China to bring hope to two little girls. The family now live happily together their two little Chinese lanterns of love.