Norway News

When the economy is strong, businesses and organizations can often survive the mistakes they sometimes make.

New President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Immediately, we hear and read reactions and opinions from folks around the world: 'He has done nothing, yet.' 'Well, at least a few Norwegians approve of him.' 'It's premature.' 'It is a millstone' or 'a cloud.' Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of all people.

I agree with Beaverdale shuffle: Fox News is a joke and offers a skewed view of the truth.

There are four women and one man on the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Members are elected by Norwegian lawmakers so the panel reflects the political makeup of Parliament.

The Norway, Ia., band that made the finals of the Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands didn't finish in the top three at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Posted on Sep 26, 2009 by Cindy Hadish . A A A A A A Brett Karminski, lead guitarist for Aeroroot, our fave homegrown band from Frontier Natural Products in Norway, Iowa, passed along this message about the band's upcoming performance Oct.

Norway's prime minister on Tuesday said fighting climate change would be a priorityin his second term after his left-leaning government beat a splintered opposition to win re-election. Jens Stoltenberg's Labor-led coalition won 86 seats to keep a slim majority in the 169-seat Parliament after using oil money to shield the Nordic welfare state from ...

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labor Party appears in danger of losing its majority as Norway's two-day general election concludes Monday.

Posted on Aug 31, 2009 by Cindy Hadish . A A A Aeroroot performs at the Key Club in Hollywood in June.

Jessie A. Law, 86, passed away July 24, 2009, at Colonial Manor of Amana after a short illness with cancer.

A semi that was carrying corn lies in the ditch along Highway 30 near the Norway corner Thursday after a collision with a tanker truck.

Father-son duo Bruce and Eric Reynolds rode the Tour de Brew for the first time Saturday thanks to one big milestone.

Beer and cycling through the countryside is a popular mix in Iowa. Nice weather, bratwurst and music -- that's just gravy.

Aeroroot, a band of Frontier Natural Products Co-op employees in Norway, Iowa, has made it the finals of a corporate competition.

Hanlontown, Ia. - Some towns have fireworks and big carnival rides. In Hanlontown, the annual summer festival centers on a gathering at the railroad tracks that run through town to watch the sunset.

Many people whose ancestors came from Norway are in Albert Lea this week to research their roots and to take part in a cultural tradition going back to the city's pioneer days.

David Olson was born Aug. 29, 1870, in Freeborn County to Gundor Olson Bjornemyr Vistad and Sigvor Davidsdatter Herheim.

Kathryn Ann Kimm, 97, of Norway, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2009, at the Keystone Care Center, Keystone.

Hurra for Syttende Mai! Celebrating four centuries of Scandinavian influence on American culture and a Norwegian heritage that added considerably to Brooklyn and once made Eighth Avenue a commercial fjord of restaurants and shops are two annual traditional celebrations here this weekend.

This weekend brings us to Syttende Mai -- seventeenth of May in English -- when all Norwegians celebrate the constitution day in 1814, and in this area that means a trip to Stoughton for its annual event marking the historic day in Norway.