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Guest Column: Resistance: The Amish Way

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By Mary Swander, Iowa Writers’ Collaborative
| Bloomfield Democrat
“We’re at war,” I told Elmer Kauffman, my Amish neighbor. “Trump bombed Iran,” he said, “before they could develop an atomic weapon.” “Well, we don’t want them to have a nuke, but the whole thing is more complicated than that.” I was surprised Elmer even knew about the war with Iran. Without TV, radio, or a national newspaper, the Old Order Amish are often blissfully unplugged from mainstream culture.
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The 'Star of Bethlehem,' under a supermoon • Iowa Capital Dispatch Original

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By Mary Swander
| Iowa Capital Dispatch
by Mary Swander, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 24, 2025 A supermoon — large, full, near the eastern horizon, with a golden, orange glow. The moon was at perigee, the closest point to the earth, and it looked massive and so bright that I thought the Kauffmans had installed a yard light. Of course not. The Kauffmans have no electricity here in Buggy Land, in the middle of the Old Order Amish settlement. Frost Moon. Beaver Moon. Digging Moon. Deer Rutting Moon.
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Christmas Caroling in Buggy Land - The News

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By Mary Swander
| Kalona News
You have 2 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now!   |   Log in Posted 12/2/25 One year, Abram and Bertha, their children, and grandchildren showed up on our doorsteps to carol in German, and my neighbor Donna and I sang Adeste Fideles back to them. “Mary and I can sing a … This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password E-edition subscribers If you had a login with the previous version of our e-edition, then you already have a login here.
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