Archive for August, 2020
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Vote Safely
By Sonita Oldfield-Carlson Marketing and Public Relations Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging Though it may seem too early to be planning for November voting, the fact is that now is the perfect time to ensure you’re registered to vote, and all your information is correct. New laws in Iowa hav...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham City Nicknames can make history difficult to understand I was in a Bible study group and found myself getting more and more frustrated at keeping towns and people straight. Take “The City of David.” Bethlehem is often referred to as The City of David. But there is also a secti...
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August… named for Caesar Augustus
By Eloise Graham Caesar Augustus or Augustus Caesar, they are interchangeable, was born Gaius Octavius Thurinius on September 23 in the year 63 BCE. He went by the name Octavian. He was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in the year 44 BCE. At that time he took the name Gaius Julius Caesar....
