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When you turn to our sports pages this week, you’re going to see a new byline.Durant senior Erin Shelangoski will be helping us with Durant bowling coverage this winter. As I’m sure most …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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12/12/18
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The passing of President George H.W. Bush last week had me traveling down several different avenues of thought in the days that followed.Bush served the nation as the 41st president from 1989-1993, …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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12/5/18
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This column contains everything you ever wanted to know – or perhaps never wanted to know – about fruitcakes. And when I say fruitcakes, I’m talking about those cakes that contain dried fruit …
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Phil Roberts for the AN
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12/5/18
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We were truly saddened to see Durant’s annual community Christmas event get cancelled last Sunday. It’s become a fun tradition for local children to sit on Santa’s knee and enjoy food and fun …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/28/18
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This week begins the holiday season and hopefully I’m not the only one wondering where summer, fall, and for that matter 2018, has gone!
As we give thanks this week with family and friends, …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/21/18
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If you want to read about Wilton’s fourth state volleyball run in school history, see our coverage on pages 10-11.
What can’t go unmentioned is the morning the volleyball team had prior to …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/15/18
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When we talk about volleyball family, we take it seriously – Brenda GrunderWithin the past week, our communities have shifted from football fever to volleyball hysteria after Wilton upset …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/8/18
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Musician Neil Diamond made his announcement in January.
Actor Alan Alda made his announcement in July.
Now it’s my turn. Like Diamond and Alda, I, too, have Parkinson’s disease, a …
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Phil Roberts, for the AN
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11/8/18
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Last week we introduced the acquisition of the West Liberty Index by our parent company, North Scott Press Inc. I've penned a column that will print in this week's Index and wanted to share it with …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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10/31/18
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Unemployment is low in Iowa, and business leaders say they need more skilled workers. So why aren’t people flocking here from around the country to take our jobs?
Maybe because our state has …
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Iowa State Sen. Bob Dvorsky
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10/31/18
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In the midst of being flooded this week with political letters to the editor, I still want to focus on our big news. Yet while on the subject of political letters to the editor, hopefully our readers …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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10/24/18
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It’s been a special couple weeks for our area volleyball and football teams. As we shift from the fall to winter sports seasons, if you haven’t seen the Durant and Wilton volleyball …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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10/18/18
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