ByJill PertlerIt's official. I'm in The Club. There's no secret Club handshake or T-shirt with the Club logo. I don't pay dues or attend quarterly meetings. The Club is just there like my eyebrows, gravity or lilac blooms in the springtime. The Club just is. Membership wasn't something I ...
Cutting Taxes on the Middle Class
DES MOINES Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. "While much of the state was able to start drying out this past ...
BySenatorCharlesGrassleyQ. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently sent a letter providing an analysis of additional costs of the health care reform enacted this year. How are there already higher costs?A. The earlier March CBO score did not include estimates of all discretionary ...
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.Degreasing Range FiltersProbably the easiest way to degrease a range hood filter is to use oven cleaner spray. Just spray the ...
ByJill PertlerDear children of mine,I have a confession. I am totally unqualified for the job of being your mother. I do not know what I am doing. This is nothing new. I mess up every day. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I signed up for this gig 18 years ago. What was I ...
BySenatorCharlesGrassleyQ: What is the ONDCP, and what does it do?A: The ONDCP is the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The ONDCP was established through the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, to develop policy priorities and objectives regarding the fight against illegal drugs. ...
Boswell Rep to Hold Office Hours in Reinbeck, Grundy Center and DysartDes Moines, IA- Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in Reinbeck, Grundy Center and Dysart, Friday, May 14th for open office hours. Greg Johnson, Boswell District Representative in the area, will be ...
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.Fly AwayTo get rid of flies in a room, fill a resealable bag about half full of water and place it by the door. I ...
ByLaura SnyderThe Tapestry of LifeDid you ever take a walk along a stream or lakeside early in the morning when the sun is still low in the sky? Early morning is not my favorite time of day either, but the reflection of the rippling water on the breezy foliage creates a beautiful, shimmering ...