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This message reaches our readers on or around Thanksgiving. On a typical week, several of our most local readers receive their Advocate News in the Stockton, Durant and Wilton post offices Wednesday …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/25/20
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When working on a newspaper column or story, I generally try to get a quotation or two from some of the main characters I’m writing about.
That’s because a person’s words often give the …
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Phil Roberts
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11/25/20
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On the evening of Election Night, Nov. 3, I had to run an errand. After putting our weekly Advocate News issue to bed, I had to travel to DeWitt to pick up a car. I needed to have someone ride along …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/18/20
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New Advocate News employee Amber Ganzer posted the following to Facebook Nov. 12:
This sweet girl is our Harper-Grace Lynn (pictured). She is 4 years old. Today our sweet girl tested positive for …
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Amber Ganzer, of the Advocate News
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11/18/20
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Last week was supposed to be one of the most memorable in this newspaper’s 150-plus year history. It was to begin Nov. 3, Election Day, where the Wilton Community Center was full of voters lined up …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/12/20
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A note to our readers:
I’ve done my best. I’ve tried my hardest. But in the end, my best wasn’t good enough. As of about 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, I tested …
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11/6/20
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They say I was the first, but will I be the last?
A couple months ago, we were happy to work with the Wilton Athletic Boosters in order to both boost membership and help take orders for those in …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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11/5/20
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Lost in cyberspace. That’s the new-age excuse for phrases like, “My dog ate my homework.”
You remember that one. When I was in school, the common phrase for kids who didn’t get their work …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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10/28/20
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If you, like myself, are tired of biased national TV news reporting, cheer up!
As of Sept. 1 there is a new network that is delivering on its promise of unbiased news reporting.
NewsNation is …
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Phil Roberts
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10/28/20
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We come to you this week with just two issues to go until the election — thank God. The amount of work added to our weekly grind due to elections, especially in a presidential year, is immense.
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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10/21/20
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Editor:
Iowans have options about how we choose to vote. We can cast an absentee ballot from the comfort of our home, in-person at the county auditor’s office, or vote at the polls on Election …
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10/14/20
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As I’ve spent much of the past 24-48 hours sifting through political letters to the editor, coupled with the fact that it’s less than 30 days to the election, we find it necessary to navigate our …
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10/8/20
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