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Mary K. Murphy

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What is Las Posadas? The Las Posadas celebration is a unique Christmas tradition originating in what is modern-day Mexico. It is also celebrated in other Latin American countries and by people of Latin American heritage in the U.S. Las Posadas means...
The Perry Public Library was founded 125 years ago. It passed its first 90 years housed in the Carnegie Library Museum building and now dwells in the “new” Perry Public Library. To celebrate this milestone of Perry mental culture,...
The Perry Public Library has existed for 125 years, the first 90 years housed in the Carnegie Library Museum building and now in the “new” Perry Public Library. Perry has a rich history of delivering library services to Perry...
In 2013 the Iowa Legislature passed rollback legislation for commercial property owners, reducing the tax rate on commercial property from 100 percent to 90 percent. The legislation was tied to a backfill measure for local governments. This backfill was intended...