Independence Bulletin Journal

Letter to the Editor: World Elder Abuse Day

Letter to the editor: Elder Abuse Awareness Letter to the Editor:

Pastor's Pen: Did you hear the one about the individual who went to a psychiatrist complaining of a terrible phobia? “Every time I lay down on my bed, I get this terrible fear that there is something underneath.”

Calling fear's bluff Did you hear the one about the individual who went to a psychiatrist complaining of a terrible phobia? “Every time I lay down on my bed, I get this terrible

In mid-May two Independence FFA members were notified regarding invitations to the Global Youth Institute in Des Moines October 20 through October 22.

Indee FFA member selected for Global Youth Institute

Congress is looking to roll back state animal welfare laws as it wrangles over reauthorization of the federal farm bill.

Farm animal welfare rules might be rolled back by Congress

VFW Post 2440 Commander Jim Lawler presented veteran’s widow Carol Quass with a plaque in honor of her departed husband, Bob Quass, on All Vet’s Night.

Veteran's wife honored

Are you going to be eligible for Medicare in the near future? Have you been on Medicare for a while and want to better understand what it offers? Do you have a family member you help with Medicare issues?

Upcoming: free Medicare seminar Are you going to be eligible for Medicare in the near future? Have you been on Medicare for a while and want to better understand what it offers? Do you

Five Midwest senators defended ethanol production and year-round E15 sales in a letter to the Wall Street Journal.

Iowa, Midwest senators sign letter of support for ethanol Five Midwest senators defended ethanol production and year-round E15 sales Wednesday in a letter to the Wall Street Journal.

VINTON -- Nothing like making it dramatic...

DRAMA QUEENS!

Pastor Bob Solon: There’s something refreshing about taking the long way home once in a while.

Taking the long way home There’s something refreshing about taking the long way home once in a while.

“Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President

Opinion: Caveat emptor: Assaulting 'Freedom of the Press' leads to loss of other rights “Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be