Word: corns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...small towns go, Algona embodies the American Dream. Nestled along the East Fork of the Des Moines River, it is a quietly prospering place for 6,015 men, women and children. And unlike so many other Iowa communities, its economy isn't entirely tied to corn. Algona is the county seat, the home of a Snap-on Tools plant as well as some other light manufacturing, so it is more resistant to the farm recessions that periodically smite neighboring towns...
...Everywhere where there should have been blood, there were Corn Chex," said Rosenstein...
...those less committed to outdoor integrity, small, family-owned grills can usually be found around the larger lakes. Breakfast is the best meal, with real corn bread (not the sweet stuff Harvard Dining Services serves) and grits. "Cholesterol" is still just another chemical to these restaurants...
...Corn Muffins...
...nine students in eight grades, first-grader Becky Stanton meanders through a paragraph about American Indians while sixth-grader Nicole Phipps, sitting inches away, considers the difference between a kilometer and a hectometer. Their teacher, Elaine Savage, moves smoothly from one girl to the other. "They're growing corn and beans," Savage explains to Becky. And, in the next breath, to Nicole: "Move the decimal point over one place...