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Soo Line: From a Voice of Service: Decades-Long Military Veteran Bob Taylor Reflects on What the Honor Flight Meant to Him

Soo Line: From a Voice of Service: Decades-Long Military Veteran Bob Taylor Reflects on What the Honor Flight Meant to Him

By Soo Greiman The year was 1975 when Bob Taylor graduated from Hudson High School. Even at an early age, he had made a career decision by enlisting in the Navy. He’d always been proud of other family members who served — especially his father, Mark Taylor, who was aboard

Soo Line: Oh, Brother! No sibling rivalry on Hudson football squad—just brotherly love

By Soo Greiman Oh, Brother! No sibling rivalry on Hudson football squad—just brotherly love Sometimes football teams are called a brotherhood, but for this year’s Hudson Pirates, that phrase hits a little closer to home. The 2025 roster includes no fewer than 11 brothers—actual siblings—suiting up

Soo Line: Riding With Hope

Soo Line: Riding With Hope

Most everyone knows someone who has had breast cancer, because the month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am grateful to my sister, Kris, for sharing about her breast cancer journey.... Riding With Hope By: Kris J. Klingaman In 2023, I was shocked to hear the words, “You

Soo Line: Tractor Accidents Happen Too Often: Rusty Leymaster Shares His Story

Soo Line: Tractor Accidents Happen Too Often: Rusty Leymaster Shares His Story

by SOO Greiman On the morning of June 7, a Cedar Falls farmer sat trapped between the seat and steering wheel of his International Harvester Model M tractor. Rusty Leymaster couldn’t even turn his head to see what was behind him—only feel the crushing force pushing down on

Soo Line: ‘Discovery’ Happens When Cattle Congress Offers a Big Classroom

Soo Line: ‘Discovery’ Happens When Cattle Congress Offers a Big Classroom

Soo Line by Soo Greiman More than 1,200 northeastern Iowa second grade students bounced along in school buses to the Cattle Congress Fair last week. No, they weren’t going for carnival rides or funnel cakes—but to learn about agriculture. The ag program, known as Discovery, has been

Soo Line: Come Showcase Your Talent! National Cattle Congress Bread, Cookies, Pies and Chili Cooking Contests Want You to Enter This Week

Soo Line: Come Showcase Your Talent! National Cattle Congress Bread, Cookies, Pies and Chili Cooking Contests Want You to Enter This Week

By Soo Greiman During last year’s National Cattle Congress, my family and I earned a little place in the history books by doing well in several contests held at its Waterloo fairgrounds. But instead of showing you the photos my grandsons entered that won prize money, or my sons’

Fore! Field of Greens Golf Tees Up for Fall Opening in Hudson

Fore! Field of Greens Golf Tees Up for Fall Opening in Hudson

Soo Line by Soo Greiman Although commercial indoor golf simulators have only been around for about 15 years, the buildings soon opening as Field of Greens Golf in Hudson are much older—by more than a century. Located at 323 5th Street, the two joined historical structures have undergone dramatic