Author: Tom
Casa Grande
Today skyscrapers in Phoenix tower above the city below. Roll back the clock six hundred years and it was this building that towered above the…
Honoring America’s Heroes
Every independence day we celebrate our freedom. This soldier is reminded of the cost of that freedom as he protects the resting place of America’s…
A Uniform of Perfection
Some jobs require you to wear a uniform. Imagine a job where that uniform had to be worn with perfection…where a deviation of 1/64 of…
Young, Arizona
It’s just a small town of about 500 people. You’ve driven through bunches of them. But you probably have not driven through this town of…
Buckeye, Arizona
The city of Buckeye, Arizona was a small farming community for much of its life. That’s not so today. The landscape is changing and two…
Ocmulgee National Monument
In this country, the US Capitol is the place the laws are made, but 1000 years ago, it was this earth lodge that was the…
Rebuiling the Pine Creek Grist Mill
Retirees are often looking for a good cause to which to devote their time. Not many take up grinding flour from a 160 old water…
The Pine Creek Mill
People near Muscatine have always known of a place called Pine Creek Mill, but for most of the 20th century, it sat idle, with a…
A Radio Quack in Muscatine
Today we say hello to out listeners in Muscatine, IA on KWPC. Eighty years ago it was a station called KTNT that flaunted the rules…
The Car with the Hill Gear
For many of Marvin Kreeger’s 84 years, he’s operated a car dealership in Muscatine, IA. It’s a successful business, but as he’ll tell you, it…