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Cheers! Here’s Looking at Big Milestones Ahead in 2026

Cheers! Here’s Looking at Big Milestones Ahead in 2026

By Soo Greiman The new year stands before us like a chapter of a book waiting to be written. While I can’t tell you exactly what your chapter will say, I can tell you some of the major milestones that will be happening here at home—and around the

2025 In Quick Review: What a Doozie of a Year!

2025 In Quick Review: What a Doozie of a Year!

SOO LINE By Soo Greiman Wow, 2026! That has a real ring to it, doesn’t it? We’ll be there in just a couple of days. The first quarter of the twenty-first century will be over, and we’ll be welcoming in 2026. But wait—before we ring in

A sweet story behind this tradition: An Orange for Christmas

A sweet story behind this tradition: An Orange for Christmas

Soo Line By Soo Greiman Welcome to the season of traditions that bring us together during this special time of year. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like thinking about holiday stuff like decorations, foods, cards, gift-giving, get-togethers, twinkling lights and Christmas trees during December. I can only

Soo Line: Little Towns of Iowa, Gone but Not Forgotten THE LATE, GREAT ZANETA

Soo Line: Little Towns of Iowa, Gone but Not Forgotten THE LATE, GREAT ZANETA

By Soo Greiman Old stories of once-thriving but now long-gone small towns of Iowa are fascinating. Maybe my fascination with them comes from living near one. Yes indeedy, I live just north of Jockeytown, which was situated at the intersection of Holmes Road and North Eldora Road. As the story

Soo Line: Another Fearless Forecast: What to Expect This Winter

Soo Line: Another Fearless Forecast: What to Expect This Winter

by SOO Greiman Look, fall is fall in Iowa. Lots of beautiful changing leaves, some crisp days and nights, high school football games (more fun when your team’s like Hudson’s was). For the most part, September, October, and November were a slow, comfortable ride into chilly—and now

Soo Line: Hand in Hand, Eagle Center Couple Raises Champion Clydesdales

Soo Line: Hand in Hand, Eagle Center Couple Raises Champion Clydesdales

By Soo Greiman Besides their own love story, Amy and Eric Henry share a four-legged passion that’s left permanent hoof prints on their hearts. The Eagle Center couple is devoted to Clydesdales — the massive, majestic draft horses often recognized from the Budweiser hitch. Amy has loved horses since childhood.

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