BySenatorTim KapucianGreetings from Des Moines!As week six winds down here in the Iowa Senate, we are finally beginning some substantive debate. Last night the Senate passed the 2% allowable growth for schools. The House version was 0%, as was the governor's recommendation. So I am sure this ...
Want to live better on the money you already make? Visit to find hundreds of articles to help you stretch your day and your dollar! Copyright 2011 Dollar Stretcher, Inc.Recycling Banana PeelsInstead of tossing your banana peels, mince them finely and add to the soil of your indoor and outdoor ...
ByLaura SnyderIn the battle for truth, justice and the American way, also known as parenthood, no subject is more complicated than the teaching of manners.Parents have to choose very early which of the plethora of manners is most important to them and which will be least tolerated when a ...
By:Jill PertlerBy: Jill PertlerBirds are falling from the sky. Fish are floating belly up. The calendar has turned to a new year. If this doesn't make you want to pad your nest and take stock of your life, I'm not sure what will. New Year's resolutions? They're for the birds. I prefer to think ...
Want to live better on the money you already make? Visit to find hundreds of articles to help you stretch your day and your dollar! Copyright 2011 Dollar Stretcher, Inc.Need Furniture?Don't overpay for furniture. Check out yard sales or scratch and dent stores for gently-used furniture. You ...
ByLaura SnyderWhen you have been married for as long as my husband and I have, you'll always be on the lookout for some activity that you can both do together. This activity would preferably be something that did not cause concussions, frostbite, or height anxiety. In other words; no extreme ...
By:Jill PertlerIt was bread day in third grade and I was on duty as parent volunteer with four eager 8-year-olds in my group. We were handed a recipe and a large, heavy-duty plastic zipper bag. The ingredients for our task sat on tables at the front of the room. They were of the regular sort: ...
ByJillPertlerIt's been a zoo around here. I've witnessed heightened activity. Destruction of paper. Feeding frenzies. Songs about catfrost nipping at your nose. The humans who live with me have been acting like a bunch of kittens that haven't learned how to handle their catnip.Who I am to sound ...
ByLaura SnyderI don't know if it's a physiological problem, a cultural problem, or a gender problem. All I know is that I don't like it.Why is it that my husband can sleep in the middle of the day at the drop of a hat, but he can't get a full night's sleep? He told me I simply have to stop ...
Want to live better on the money you already make? Visit to find hundreds of articles to help you stretch your day and your dollar! Copyright 2010 Dollar Stretcher, Inc.Cheap ContainerGardeningTry a six-inch diameter PVC pipe for container gardening. Stand it on end and drill holes in it. ...