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Jim Horstmann, 91, died at Siver Cross/Friendship Manor on January 26, 2025. He was born in Davenport, Iowa, on October 2, 1933, to Leonard and Agnes Horstmann of Calamus, Iowa. Jim was educated ...

You might think that explaining why the sky is blue would be kind of simple. But even a brief explanation of it requires a lot of science. The colors of everything you see are produced in different ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio is having its lowest mountain cedar season ever. The season usually runs about 45 to 60 days, from Dec. 1 to about Valentine’s Day. According to Shannon Syring ...

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More than 5,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, a mixture of silica, lime, copper, and an alkali was heated, resulting in a bright blue compound known as calcium copper silicate. This striking, vibrant ...