By U.S. Rep. Leonard BoswellOn November 2, 2008, as millions of Americans cast their ballot for Barak Obama as President, my colleagues and I in Congress heard the nation's cry for change. I know that many Iowans went to the polls with a variety of issues on their minds, things they wanted ...
BySenator Charles GrassleyQ:What is Twitter?A: Twitter is a free online networking service that lets users send and read short messages. You can follow posts on twitter.com, even if you don't post yourself. Twitter first began as a way for people to keep up and stay connected with friends, ...
Ladies SneakerSavingsBuy tennis shoes/sneakers in the children's department. A woman's size "8" is the same as a boy's size "6." This has saved us half the price for name brand footwear.LetaniaOverhead StorageA place to find storage is over the doors and windows. A simple shelf laid across two ...
By Laura SnyderYou know what my house needs? It needs a team of gypsy cleaning fairies. Not just your ordinary run-of-the-mill gypsy cleaning fairies, but the sort that can see invisible stuff. Things like a smear of pancake syrup on the edge of a kitchen chair. You don't even know it's ...
BySenator Tom HarkinWASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that over $47,019,240 million has been awarded to Davenport, Dubuque, Iowa City, and Waterloo under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME ...
"The warm weather has helped crop progress, but the severe storms that have also struck the state have caused isolated damage," Northey said. "In addition, the high heat and humidity can cause stress for livestock, so it is vital farmers remain attentive to cattle that are out in the heat." ...
By Alysha Peterson, alyshap@cfra.org,Center for Rural AffairsEver wonder why it's so easy for kids to gain weight instead of lose it? I have and for that reason, I've come up with a list of three reasons why kids gain weight.As a teen, it's hard tojuggle various activities and still lose the ...
By Laura SynderThis Father's Day, like every other Father's Day, my thoughts go careening back to the time I was a mouthy teenager. My father was often upset with me for some smart-aleck comment I would make. I guess, even then, I was in training to be a humor columnist, but with remarkable ...
Mid-June to early-July presents great opportunity for picking this sweet treatDES MOINES Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today reminded Iowans that mid-June to early-July is prime strawberry season and encouraged Iowans to take advantage of the many berries grown in Iowa. "Despite ...
BySenator Charles GrassleyGrassley Q & A: Flag DayQ: What is Flag Day?A: Flag Day celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress on June 14th, 1777. Flag Day is still celebrated on June 14th, but it wasn't officially recognized as a federal ...