09/18/2026

Southeast Polk Seniors SCIP Day Volunteers in Altoona

Southeast Polk High School seniors fanned out across Altoona last week for their annual SCIP Day, volunteering at more than a dozen sites ranging from park cleanups to senior visits.

Jun 11 · Altoona

Delaware Avenue Construction Starts Oct. 7

May 14 · Altoona

Southeast Polk Fashion Show May 6 | Student Designs

Southeast Polk High School presents its second annual student-designed fashion show May 6 at 6 p.m. Admission is one canned good.

Jun 11 · Altoona

Southeast Polk Schools Get Meta STEM Grants

Jun 11 · Altoona

Southeast Polk Schools End Year on Schedule Despite Snow

Jun 11 · Altoona

The Two-Minute Pause That Protects Your Boundaries

You don’t need a dramatic speech to stop overcommitting. Sometimes a boundary begins with two quiet minutes before you answer.

Sep 18 · Daily Fun Edition

Emily Dickinson’s Tiny Bird That Refuses to Shut Up

Sep 18 · Daily Fun Edition

Darwin’s Warning About the Confidence of the Uninformed

Sep 18 · Daily Fun Edition

Washington Sells Certainty While Everyone Else Counts the Cost

Sep 18 · Daily Fun Edition

The Museum Gift Shop Is the Exhibit You’re Allowed to Touch

Sep 18 · Daily Fun Edition

The Tiny Pause That Keeps You From Overcommitting

You don’t need a dramatic boundary speech to protect your time. Start with one ordinary sentence that gives you room to make an honest decision instead of handing out automatic yeses.

Sep 17 · Daily Fun Edition

Emily Dickinson’s Tiny Dash Makes Hope Feel Real

Sep 17 · Daily Fun Edition

The Future Loses Its First Syllable

Sep 17 · Daily Fun Edition

The Tariff Theater Meets the Grocery Aisle

Sep 17 · Daily Fun Edition

Stop Calling It “Helping” If You Live There

Sep 17 · Daily Fun Edition

Four Women Detail Experiences with Criminal Gangs as Teenagers

Four women waived their anonymity to speak to a BBC documentary about their experiences. They described being targeted by criminals as teenagers. The women shared their accounts as part of 'Britain's Forgotten Girls'.

Sep 18