Thursday, July 22, 2010 -- Early in the 1900’s the Union State Bank of La Porte City ran an ad in the Progress Review announcing capital of $50,000 with a surplus of $16,000. The going interest rate was four percent on time ...Keep reading Friday, July 16, 2010 -- Can you answer the question "What is the point of newspaper columns?" I ask my self that question every week. Columns and features go where news reporting should not; they venture into the area of opi...Keep reading Thursday, July 8, 2010 -- What runs through your head when you hear the word normal? Do you have set ideas and standards to which the word applies? Is there a normal day? Is there a normal meal or a normal night’s sleep? How about...Keep reading Monday, January 26, 2009 -- On April 30, 2003, The Progress Review announced the launch of a website with the purpose of serving as “an electronic community hub, a ‘one-stop shopping’ resource center for residents in the La Porte City area.” Over the past six years, visitors...Keep reading Wednesday, March 3, 2010 -- Health Over the Years By Tabitha Dengler, Union High School Senior The following essay was written as an assignm...Keep reading Wednesday, February 10, 2010 -- The Question By Christie Vilsack Keep reading Wednesday, October 7, 2009 -- When Things Don't Go Well, Help Your Child Succeed By Donna Andrusyk, Iowa State University Extension Sometimes ...Keep reading Monday, July 26, 2010 -- To the Editor: I wanted to comment on the unbelievable experience this past week in Ames, Iowa at the 2010 Iowa Shrine Bowl. Friday, June 25, 2010 -- After scrambling Friday afternoon (June 18) to protect the fireworks and all the equipment needed for the fireworks show, we realized we wouldn’t be able to set the show off as planned. At 5 PM that afternoon, we made the decision to postpone the sho...Keep reading Friday, June 25, 2010 -- I just returned from a weekend spent in La Porte City attending an interim class reunion (LPCHS Class of ‘63, 47th), and the Festival of Tr...Keep reading
It is amazing the amount of time and energy the Shriner's put into this week and how successful they a...Keep reading