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  • The Council Bluffs Bandits: Francis Harper

    The Council Bluffs Bandits: Francis Harper

    December 6, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Genealogy, The Council Bluffs Bandits

    Francis Harper was just 22 when he escaped a raid in Kinney, Nebraska. But my distant cousin also had a hardened criminal past.

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  • 3 Ways to Destroy Your Thanksgiving Turkey

    3 Ways to Destroy Your Thanksgiving Turkey

    November 23, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Just for Fun

    In the spirit of completeness, I’m going to tell you three ways you can destroy your Thanksgiving turkey without really trying.

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  • Talking Turkey About Poultry Production

    Talking Turkey About Poultry Production

    November 22, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Just for Fun

    At the tender age of 6, I remember being stunned with the device used to cut off the head of poultry

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  • 5 Days of Thanksgiving: Take an Indian to Lunch

    5 Days of Thanksgiving: Take an Indian to Lunch

    November 21, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Just for Fun

    Stan Freberg’s ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ is wrong, offensive, and hilarious This is the first of 5 Days of Thanksgiving, which will run Monday through Friday, Nov. 21-25. Look for other blog posts with a Thanksgiving theme this week. One thing you can take away from Stan Freberg‘s parody on the first Thanksgiving: Never trust a man…

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  • Setting One Out for Mr. Morris

    Setting One Out for Mr. Morris

    November 18, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Just for Fun

    Few vehicles could elicit such excitement from two young boys as a big garbage truck climbing a country driveway toward the house. For my brother and me, it was a weekly event to see the largest truck we would see on the one-lane, private Skylark Drive that week. This was the arrival of Mr. Morris.

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  • A Rare October Snow? Actually…No

    A Rare October Snow? Actually…No

    October 18, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Weather

    It turns out that a snowfall on Oct. 18 is not that unusual in western Pennsylvania.

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  • At Summer’s Midpoint

    At Summer’s Midpoint

    August 6, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Weather

    If you’re one of the million of American parents preparing to send your kids back to school in a couple of weeks, then you might have to stop to think about this: We’re only at summer’s midpoint.

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  • Greene County Tornadoes Could Be Record-Breakers

    Greene County Tornadoes Could Be Record-Breakers

    August 2, 2022

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    Matt Saxton

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    Weather

    One of the two Greene County tornadoes confirmed to reach the ground Monday may have been the strongest on record for a county that doesn’t see many in the first place.

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