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...]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Protect Yourself From Identity Theft http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HRB0414201100401
Never provide personal information such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card numbers in response to a phone ...]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Benefits of making mistakes http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HFJ0415201101901
Alina Tugend, however, is one writer who sees errors as an opportunity for redemption and improvement both for individuals and institutions. Indeed, ...]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC 'Paleo diet' may be natural Rx for acne http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=INV0413201101601 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Spreading light as a candle or as a mirror http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HDG0415201100701
The way we live our lives is contagious, The attitude we carry will be passed on to others we come into c...]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Idaho Dems want responsible tax policy http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=IPN0414201100201
The budget shortfalls of the past two years and the Idaho Legislature's budget cutbacks are collectively placing Idaho schools and other institutions of gove...]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Under the Dome http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=GTC0412201100401 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Mortgage Decisions Can Make a Big Difference in Achieving Financial Goals http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HRB0414201102401 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Seniors encouraged to make colorful diet choices http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=INV0413201101602 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC No More Sunday Oregonians in the Panhandle http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HEL0413201100301
Bruce Hayes of Baker City has delivered the Oregonian newspaper throu...]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Wisconsin's Election Decided What? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HPS0414201100601 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Is Your Fitness Tripod Balanced? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CRL0414201100801 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Slices of Life http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CRL0414201101201
Some people are natural-born huggers. I learned this about Mike right from the start he was a hugging friend. Always glad to run into you and willing to prove his point with a spontaneous and heartfelt embrace.

Everyone has a friend like Mike. If you don't, you sho...]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Intestinal fortitude in shorter supply than fear http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=EBX0414201100402
"It's the worst session I've ever seen," said the lobbyist, a former legislator of more than a decade. "Everybody over there's scared to death.

"Rick Perry's running for vice president," the lobbyist continued. ...]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Elections inevitable but they are bitter going down http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0415201106001
Yes, the political arena has already begun, with declarations of serious presidential admonishments, such as, "Keep it up and we will just turn the car around now!" and u...]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Civil War anniversary, the Tenth Amendment and Nullify Now http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=EBX0414201100401 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC News — what's fit to print? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=FTH0413201102202
Is it a scandalous story from another state, one about a former local surgeon who is now suspected of sexual crimes and foul play in the death of his wife?

Or is it the controversy surrounding an old road over private propert...]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC New tax benefits for American families http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CVT0414201100201 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC A decade passes — still plenty to do http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=FTH0413201102203 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Building it one brick at a time http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0415201100701
As a teenager our national youth group asked us to buy a brick to build a church in the Virgin Islands. We managed to build two churches one brick at a time.

If ...]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Why it costs more to remodel than to build a new school http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=GLD0413201100401 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Seniors encouraged to make colorful diet choices http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CHE0413201102001 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Heirloom tomatoes passed down through the ages http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0412201102601 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC What's wrong with this picture? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=ASH0414201100202 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC New tax benefits for families http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=ABD0413201100502 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Budget Week in Helena and Washington http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=BVD0414201100301 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC Adults caring for aging parents face role reversal http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0412201102001
O...]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC ‘Good’ citizens out of line in Bertram http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=BNB0125201200601 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Add as many zeros as you like — it means nothing http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=SMC0202201200402 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC The midwinter burger battles: Who's the best? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0120201203301 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Sussex County not in need of an 'extreme makeover' http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0906201100701
Howard Thurman (American theologian, clergyman and activist. 1900-81)

Labor Day has passed, marking the unofficial end of the traditiona...]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC Do you care about Buda parks? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HFP0125201200901 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Let Mitt be... what exactly is Mitt? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HFP0125201200301 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Chili cookoff is more interesting than Super Bowl http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CFP0202201200402
But frankly, all I can think about right now is my chili recipe.
 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC Antica 2009 Chard: Save your money http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0120201205601 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Levies are essential for providing quality education http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CFP0202201200401
There are numerous reasons why passage of these levi...]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC Deer hunters wondering about howling coyotes http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0120201200701 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC You just might find a 'sport' amongst your bulbs http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0906201102601
This is often the result of a spontaneous mutation called a botanical sport. A sport can even be just a ...]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC Beware the power of the tongue http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HFP0125201200302 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC The sport of football is a mystery to most women http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0120201204401
Oh sure, some women are interested in this sport, or at least look forward t...]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC How to heal with plants http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=SMC0202201200801
Located at our own Mason General Hospital is a "wellness garden," which isn't exactly the same as a healing garden, but serves a specific purpose....]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC Take a moment to reflect on victims of Sept. 11 http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0909201105901
It seems like yesterday that the premeditated murder of 3,000 innocent people took place in one horrific moment. It was a day when diabolical evil, I hate to use the word pu...]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC Four schoolteachers and a nurse change Rehoboth forever http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0909201103702
So how in the world d...]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC Water plan ready for review http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=BNB0125201200701
While I had hoped the proposed plan could be offered in January, that would not have been pru...]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Shortages lead to price gouging http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0906201102001
Since 2006, the number of medicines that have become hard to find in any given year ha...]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC Wahlberg has the moxie and muscle http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0120201206001
He has shifted gears into producing (from shows such as the long-running "Entourage" and Martin Scorsese's "Boardwalk Empire"), to generating award-caliber perf...]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC The big picture of health http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0906201102201
Doctors o...]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC Small communities could use a few more like her http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=TUR0328201100403
Populations are dwindling and the people who remain are more mobile, and thus more apt to travel to the "big cities" for their shopping.

Despite those tw...]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC For some, democracy is a long road http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=TUR0328201100401 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Farmers struggling with EPA regulations http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=SXC0330201100201
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website notes that there are several impaired streams in northwest Iowa.

This is accurate; under the Federal EP...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Funding a 'Suitable' education http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=VFV0331201100201
It's by House Speaker Mike O'Neal, R-Hutchin-son, and i...]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Wake up, Washington http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=SUN0331201100501 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Preserving principle costly to city taxpayers http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=SPV0330201100401
Judge Stephen Desens ordered the city to issue a permit to Kendrick for lot 27 and pay an estimated $225,000 in attorneys' fees or face contempt ...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC HEART-HEALTHY FOODS TASTE GREAT! http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=WCG0331201100701 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Capping the gas tax http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=SYV0331201100401
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Blood Pressure: It's a Balancing Act http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=WTH0330201100201 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Whole new tomorrow http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=PWR0330201100404 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC The mud didn't win http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=PWR0330201100402
Every year, when I head off into the wilds of Power County to get pictures for the paper, I get stuck in the mud with either my car or my shoes. Some people out there (Stan Gortsema) even have photographic evidence of one or two of my so-called...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC An eager dog exercises you http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=PWR0330201100403
He was not in a good mood, though the dog was. The man looked exhausted and harassed, a likely victim of a hangover if I ever saw one.

The dog was no...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Daily stress may lead to adrenal fatigue syndrome http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=POR0330201101801 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Scruples for sale, relatively cheap http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=PWR0330201100401
You see, every time I come up with a good ash maki...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC AB 192: Putting law enforcement first in funding line http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=POR0330201102101 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC ObamaCare, one year later http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=OTH0331201100201
The United States is a leader in health care around the worl...]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC A tax by any other name ... http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=OTH0331201100301
Gov. Gregoire has ordered state agencies to cut their budgets and streamline their operations, saying, "State gov...]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Bell's Hell: Can we get by on God's love alone and face life without Hell? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=MTV0331201100202 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Whatever happened to spring http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=NEX0330201100601
Those who have had business outside the valley relate that other places do not have more than a foot of snow left on the ground. While a few piles are visible in other places, they are more like one foot where ther...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC 'Last hired, first fired' means younger teachers laid off first http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=OTH0331201100302 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Rural Route # 8 http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=OSK0331201100201
We were part of a wedding detai...]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC 'Collectively' bad http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=OTH0331201100303
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, compensation for the average federal position in 200...]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC ACHES & PAINS http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=MSE0330201100201 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Gray Matters http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=NEX0330201100602
I am glad for family and fr...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC You're the Boss, now It's time to Pay the tax man http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=ORT0329201101001 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Economy boosting energy solutions http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=NEX0330201101501 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC A teller's tale http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=NLJ0331201103701 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC FBLA recognized at State Conference http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=NLJ0331201101902
"Our chapter members gained much knowledge and experience from this conference," advisor Chris French said.

To begin ...]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Council trying to ignore vote against cameras http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=MKB0330201100401
The voters' pamphlet made it clear what we were...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Why the Rich Don't Feel Rich http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=LVA0330201100402
Reuters reports that a Fidelity Investments survey found 42 percent of more than 1,000 Americans who have at least $1 million in assets aren't feeling very wealthy.

They say they'd need to have at least $7.5 million to feel they're we...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Why have the debates? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HFP0118201200302 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC There are many types of meditation out there http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG1227201101601
The primary benefits of meditation are immediate relaxation and a better understanding of how your body, mind...]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC Congress, keep your hands off the Internet http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CFP0126201200402
Critics have lambasted the government for their intrusion on the Internet and free speech. As a result, last ...]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Buying American products helps to create American jobs http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CFP0126201200501
That's not the case. In fact, you and I can make a real difference with the choices we make every day.

The realization that ...]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC There's more to charges than meets the eyes http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0124201200701 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Athletics and the arts both deserve attention http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=ISQ0125201201502
Though in some cases that turns out to be the truth, there are a large number of students who do not get their chance to shine because they are not given the support they need. At...]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Texas primary elections used to be later in year http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=EBX0119201200403
If that happens, each of the major political parties could have to pony up hundreds of thousands of dol...]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC So howl political hounds http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HFP0118201200301
Don't look now, but whole cities of animal shelters are being expended in legal fees by states across the country to promote and defend something Americans ...]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Double-blooming flowers are twice the fun http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0110201202001 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC What to do with poinsettias after the holidays http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG1227201102001 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC Hidden hazards of healthcare http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG1227201101701
No doubt alarms would be raised and the deadly new condition would be featured on me nightly news and in headlines. ...]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC Fair or not, sports bring in more money than arts http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=ISQ0125201201501
Regarding ...]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Honoring our heroes http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HFP0118201200303 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Could a third party candidate make a serious bid for president? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CFP0126201200401 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Postcards from the Edge of Fitness: Looking for feel-good stories http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=CPG0110201202301 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC As a pro-choice advocate, would you be willing ...? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=EBX0119201200402
In preparation for this column, I have revisited some of the reasoning of the Roe v. Wade decision and arguments by both pro-ch...]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Garbage: How much we throw away, and a return to conserving http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=EBX0119201200401 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC Are Your Investments Getting Enough Exercise http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=HRB0331201102801 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Educational Fly Tying or Craps? http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=IPN0331201100202 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Forget everything you know about earthquake survival — maybe http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=KNY0330201100401
And, it hasn't been that long ago that our students at area schools were doing tornado drills by getting in the hall and covering their heads. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC On April Fool's Day, a look at the light and dark of humor http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=GLD0330201100401
If you are the first to call in and correctly identify all three April F...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC It's a long way from Benghazi to democracy http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=GOV0331201100202 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC War number three http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=FRM0330201100803
From his lips...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Another Muslim country, another war http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=FRM0330201100801
For conservatives, it's easy. They wanted military action against Libya. They got it. They demanded a no-fly zon...]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Libya: Wrong country, wrong war http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=FRM0330201100802 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Health law at one year: Future still in question http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=GTC0329201100501
The legislation established health insurance as a right and a responsibility. Thousands of families, businesses and senio...]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC Daily stress may lead to adrenal fatigue syndrome http://discoveramericasstory.com/view_article.html?articleId=FTH0330201102001 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC