Jean Queen

Kathy Koch Joyce: The problem with water It’s somewhat like doing errands with a toddler. When contained, it’s great. When allowed to run free, watch out!

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For spring 2011, think fullness: skirts that almost graze the floor and flare-legged pants are in.

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Flare-jeans and skirts worth a good, long look

Rainbow was so excited to get some jeans and cardigan weather last week that she rolled out two denim-themed columns. Read her first column about getting back into your jeans after childbirth at

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World-Herald News Service OMAHA – Working in his Omaha studio, North Platte native Mike Mogis wears a military cap, flannel shirt and jeans. With his beard and horn-rimmed glasses, the clothes make him look like any indie music fans at Omaha music venues like the Slowdown or the Waiting Room.

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Michelle Kowalczyk looks like a typical pretty, young woman in America a curly-haired brunette sporting a long-sleeve shirt, scarf and jeans. No one would guess that she could carry on a conversation in Swahili or that, although living stateside, her heart is really in Tanzania, Africa.

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Making the world a better place

Seventy-five years after getting a lady’s style, it’s practically unthinkable for a girl not to wear them.

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Women and jeans: a love affair with legs (Omaha World-Herald)

Use your imagination on this kitschy gift.

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25 Days of Crafts: Jeans Pocket Hot Pads (Omaha World-Herald)

The Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa are looking for old jean pockets for fall kick-off events, where girls will be creating crafts from recycled materials. Girls will use the pockets to create, design, and decorate mini message pads or purses. It’s all part of our new Journey: It’s Your Planet – Love It! The journeys, a coordinated series of activities grouped around a theme, are a key part of the …

More here: Girl Scouts Looking to Go Green With Your Old Jeans (Clarinda Herald-Journal)

The Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa are looking for old jean pockets for fall kick-off events, where girls will create crafts from recycled materials.

Continue here: Girl Scouts seek old jeans for project (The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)