Iowans from Sioux City to Davenport know why I serve on these committees: Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Environment and Public Works; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Iowans have seen that these committees can have a tremendous impact on our farmers, military and ...
I've never claimed to be a great driver. Good, perhaps. Careful, for sure. My family would tell you I am cautious - sometimes to the point of being jumpy at the wheel.By jumpy I mean on the lookout for surprises, aka accidents waiting to happen. Pedestrians who come out of nowhere. Squirrels ...
Iowans from Sioux City to Davenport know why I serve on these committees: Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Environment and Public Works; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Iowans have seen that these committees can have a tremendous impact on our farmers, military and ...
Doctor, is it going to make it?""I do not know. I have not drank my morning coffee."Ba-bang! Bzzzz! Bang! Ka-boom! Wham! Chitzle ditzle raaaaaaa-ditzle!"This is not the 1960s Batman which means one thing. The super scientific analysis gizmo is alive and ready to determine FAD OR NO FAD!"The ...
My husband and I recently took on the task of refinishing the wood floors in three rooms that constitute our downstairs living areas - family room, dining room and miscellaneous room. (We're not sure what to call it. Some days it's the sunroom, other days the napping room. Right now, if I am ...
Six billion gallons. That is the approximate amount of ethanol produced in Iowa and Illinois each and every year. It is more than the annual gasoline equivalent production of some Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members.Six billion gallons is enough to drive a pickup ...
The time is near, and the time is right. Easter is around the corner so the bunny is hopping in the house. This mythical creature will provide candy to fill the mouth. He will leave it in eggs or in a basket, but it is important to have the right candy. The wrong candy will ruin any Easter ...
Taking photographs is an important part of society. Photographs encapsulate points in time for family and friends. They take a look back what people looked like, the awkward trends in clothing, or the posse who hung out together. Photographs allow an interconnectivity with other people's lives. ...
Taking photographs is an important part of society. Photographs encapsulate points in time for family and friends. They take a look back what people looked like, the awkward trends in clothing, or the posse who hung out together. Photographs allow an interconnectivity with other people's lives. ...
We never mastered the barbecue grill. Oh, we tried, of course - in the early years of our marriage.We charred countless chicken breasts and burned a multitude of steaks. Shrimp on the barbie was never as it was supposed to be. No amount of barbecue sauce could salvage our calamities. Our ...