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Monthly Archives: June 2017

From Jose Marti to the Castros, a reflection on the history of Cuba

By CHUCK OFFENBURGER HAVANA, Cuba, May 2, 2017 —  For some, the most important figure in the history of Cuba is Jose Marti, the writer and philosopher who inspired the fight for independence from Spain in the late 19th century.  Others would pick the Castro brothers — the late Fidel and today’s President Raul — who…

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June 14, 2017 in OFFENBLOGGER.

We will never again see the likes of Iowa icon Robert James Waller

By CHUCK OFFENBURGER COOPER, Iowa, March 17, 2017 – The University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls simply must find a prominent spot on campus – near the business school or library would be particularly appropriate – and create a landscaped “Waller Plaza” with a life-sized or bigger bronze statue of Robert James Waller. The…

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June 13, 2017 in OFFENBLOGGER.

After 55 days of chemo and some side effects, she’s still feeling good

By CARLA OFFENBURGER COOPER, Iowa, June 7, 2017 — I have passed the 55-day mark with oral chemotherapy for my adenoid cystic carcinoma cancer. The daily routine seems almost normal now.  At 6:30 a.m., I take four very small pills for a total of two milligrams.  Then Chuck and I head out for a walk…

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June 12, 2017 in My View from the Front Porch.

Meet Cuba’s people on their turf, and you’ll be surprised and inspired

By CHUCK OFFENBURGER HAVANA, Cuba, April 15, 2017 – So here came a dozen of us, representing Plymouth United Church of Christ in Des Moines, all of us on our first trip ever to Cuba, visiting Plymouth’s “sister church” Ebenezer Baptist in Havana. I’d read, heard and seen enough about what Cuba is like nowadays…

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June 10, 2017 in OFFENBLOGGER.

Don Poggensee salutes the arrival of May and the birds it brings

IDA GROVE, Iowa, May 1, 2017 — Photographer Don Poggensee says he loves the arrival of spring “with new birds passing thru,” like the northern flicker pictured here in the crabapple blossoms. Actually he was saying that he loves everything about “the change of season from winter into spring,” as he wrote from his home here…

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June 4, 2017 in Feature Photo.

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