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What an amazing job the Wilton High School student actors and staff did with their production of “Mamma Mia!” this past weekend. I enjoyed it so much the first night, I attended it again …
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11/20/24
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It should be clear by now that our country needs a U.S. Congress that works in the best interest of its citizens. Our House of Representatives under GOP control is on election recess in comfortable …
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By Fern Vitense
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10/16/24
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Rep. Bobby Kaufmann is the only candidate qualified for the job of representing you on this November ballot. Vote for Bobby Kaufmann.
My name is representative Joshua Meggers I represent House …
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Rep. Joshua Meggers
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10/16/24
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Phil Wiese deserves our support to be our Iowa House Representative. Phil knows that public dollars (your taxes, right?) should support our public schools instead of subsidizing private schools which …
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10/2/24
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This is Teamsters Local 238 endorsement letter for Muscatine County supervisor candidate Kim Schneider.
The executive board of Teamsters Local 238 has endorsed you in your race for the Muscatine …
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10/2/24
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Iowans have always been respectful, decent people. We’re there for our neighbors in need. We help people stranded on the side of the road. We give generously to food pantries and our churches.
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By Phil Wiese, Blue Grass
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9/18/24
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The memoir takes place in Wisconsin, in the 1920s and 1930s. The Logan Farm is in the driftless area which is land that the last glacier did not cover.
That area is southwest Wisconsin, …
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Anita Hartley
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5/7/24
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The place to be on Saturday nights in the late 1940s and 1950s was downtown in Wilton Junction. Farmers came to town, town people gathered.
Why?
The band was playing, and there was shopping …
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Anita Hartley
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4/30/24
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Laura Ingalls Wilder. You hear that name and think “Little House Books.”
This book tells you of Laura’s life, which lasted 90 years, beginning in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, …
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Anita Hartley
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4/9/24
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What sporting event in 1948 turned Wilton Jct. into a ghost town? Why, the girls’ basketball team while playing for the state title, as one of the Sweet Sixteen.
Supporters …
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Anita Hartley
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4/2/24
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Last week we passed a very robust education package dealing with school funding, raising teacher salaries, and the AEA’s.
I was very clear about my position on the AEA bill when I wrote …
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Representative Bobby Kaufmann
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4/2/24
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This week we took action on two major pieces of legislation – combating illegal immigration and fighting against eminent domain abuse.
Eminent Domain – As a reminder I have …
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Representative Bobby Kaufmann
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3/27/24
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A guide to the weird, wonderful and obscure, tells about things and places in Iowa you never knew existed and information for some that you did. This book has colored photos and would be a great …
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Anita Heartley
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3/13/24
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This week we passed a substantial bill refocusing and reforming our Regent Universities. Finding skilled labor is one of the most frequent problems I hear about back home and so refocusing our higher …
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Representative Bobby Kaufmann
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3/13/24
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In 1865, the attention of the people of Wilton was first called to the importance of building in their village a Seminary of Learning. Work commenced on the building to be Wilton College. …
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Anita Heartley
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3/6/24
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This week I voted for a large increase to our schools. House File 2613 increases funding by 3%. This increase amounts to $146.7 million more dollars than in FY24 and brings our total state investment …
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Representative Bobby Kaufmann
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2/28/24
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How can you have it both ways? That is what Rep. Miller Meeks wants. She and House Republicans demanded border security measures before funding Ukraine and Israel with arms.
They …
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2/14/24
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Following the first in series, “A Year on Ladybug Farm,” this book resumes the story of three women, Cici, Bridget and Lindsay, who buy a dilapidated farm and mansion. Friends for …
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Anita Heartley
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2/14/24
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This week we are beginning to discuss legislation to further address school safety. The tragic shooting at Perry High School brought school safety to the top of our legislative agenda.
We have …
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Bobby Kaufmann, State Representative
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2/14/24
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This week I will explain my continued opposition to the AEA bill. Before I get into the why I oppose it, I want to acknowledge an opinion that has been nearly unanimous – there is room …
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Bobby Kaufmann, State Representative
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2/7/24
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