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Senatorial Update with Sen. Chuck Grassley Hamburg Reporter Q: Why is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrated in May? A: In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the first joint congressional resolution to celebrate the cultural, social and economic contributions of Asian Pacific Americans from May 4 to 11. The dates were chosen to mark two important anniversaries in Asian American history. On May 7, 1843, the first immigrants from Japan arrived in the United States and on May 10, 1869, the transcontinental railroad was finished. Major work on the railroad was completed b...

May 8, 2021 Ray Cole is President and Chief Operating Officer of Citadel Communications Company. He is a native of Kingsley where his Midwest values and work ethic were shaped at an early age while working in his father’s grocery store. Ray went on to attend Briar Cliff where he graduated with honors.  While at Briar Cliff, Ray completed an internship with KCAU-TV. This opportunity propelled him into a career in broadcasting totaling more than 40 years. In his role for Citadel, Ray was responsible for the oversight of ABC affiliates in Lincoln (NE), Providence (RI), Des Moines ...

Nominations accepted for Iowa Latino Hall of Fame Friday, May 7, 2021 3:16 PM Nominations are now open for the 2021 Iowa Latino Hall of Fame. According to a news release, nominations will be accepted until July 1. The Iowa Latino Hall of Fame was created by the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs in 2017 with the goal of recognizing and celebrating the efforts of Latino leaders in the state. Each year the commission inducts up to three Latinos, plus a recipient of the Iowa Latinx Youth Leadership Award, a recipient of the Robert D. Ray Award for Equity and Justice,...

Editorial writers for several regional newspapers have been critical of governors in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota for their lack of cooperation with the Joe Biden administration by refusing to accept migrants that are streaming into the United States through our southern border. At least one writer unfavorably compared Midwest governors to that of their predecessors of 45 years ago when thousands of Vietnamese refugees migrated to the Midwest after the fall of Saigon in April 1975. Criticizing public officials for their policy decisions is fair game. Creating an equivalency between the ill...

Ashton Kutcher is a famous actor who rose to fame after portraying cute but stupid Michael Kelso on That 70s Show.