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Monthly Archives: November 2014

My pal Charlie Notis’ personal freedom story “From Hell to Iowa”

By CHUCK OFFENBURGER COOPER, Iowa, Oct. 18, 2014 – Over the years, when the well-known Des Moines-area meteorologist Charlie Notis has mentioned what the first 10 years of his childhood were like, it’s been a shock to his friends. “When I first met my wife Elaine when we were in grad school at Iowa State,…

November 20, 2014 in Out in Greene County, Iowa.

A ‘Hall of Fame’ honor gets him a chat with the Vandy editor of today

By CHUCK OFFENBURGER NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 25, 2014 — I was in fast company one weekend this fall here at my alma mater, Vanderbilt University.  I was inducted into the Hall of Fame that has been established by Vanderbilt Student Media to take note of professional work by alumni in the ever-changing field of mass communications.…

November 20, 2014 in OFFENBLOGGER.

Book helps her come to a better understanding of her reading habit

By CARLA OFFENBURGER COOPER, Iowa, Nov. 26, 2014  — I am well on my way to surpassing my 52 books a year goal – with 50 already done.  Wow!  And I know I’ve got some on my immediate reading list that will help me, dare I say it, reach 60 books for 2014.  I think…

November 19, 2014 in My View from the Front Porch.

Our columnist invites you to join him December 7th in “A Conversation with Sarah Grant” in Jefferson

By CHUCK OFFENBURGER JEFFERSON, Iowa, Nov. 24, 2014 — I’ve always said the best thing about my career is that it has let me meet and come to know many of the most notable Iowans of our time. But one that I’ve missed is Sarah Grant, who is probably the most famous and successful artist working in…

November 19, 2014 in Out in Greene County, Iowa.

All hail Cole Langreck, a real straight shooter, as the “Turkey of the Year”

By CHUCK OFFENBURGER JACKSON JUNCTION, Iowa, Nov. 27, 2014 — It was 35 Thanksgivings ago when I joined with the senior class of Turkey Valley High School here in northeast Iowa to honor one of their own as “Turkey of the Year.” Now here we are, six presidents and four governors later (if we count the one governor twice), and the…

November 18, 2014 in Out in Greene County, Iowa.

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