ByState Representative DawnPettengillHave you ever heard the phrase "A man is only as good as the woman behind him."? That holds true for the men behind the women, the staff behind the politicians and in this case, the staff behind our Governor.. Every politician works with their aides to ...

By Muhammad Pathan, MD, Covenant Clinic DysartYou can't see it or smell it, but if you are exposed to high levels of it you could die in minutes. I'm talking about "Carbon Monoxide" or (CO). According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency carbon monoxide is produced whenever ...

By Laura SnyderFor Central Iowa PressI went into a Dairy Queen yesterday. There were two girls behind the counter and two sitting in a booth. Every one of them had their communication devices out and was thumbing - in messages at the speed of light. They each had a companion with them to ...

By US Rep. Leonard BoswellImportant Information on the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement ActWeek of Feb. 8thOver the past several weeks, thrift and consignment store owners in Iowa's Third District have contacted me to express concern over the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of ...

BySen. Charles GrassleyGrassley Q & A: President's DayQ: Why do we celebrate President's Day?A: We celebrate President's Day to honor and remember the achievements of two of our greatest American presidents, President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Both presidents had ...

By Rep. DawnPettengillWeek 4 has been full of good weather and committee work.Some of the highlights of the week are in the presentations. We heard from the Superintendent of Banking about the status of our banks and the subprime mess. The Director of Rebuild Iowa reported on their budget, ...

January is over and we are that much closer to spring. The children's storytime group made a seahorse picture this week and the story was Seahorse Makes Friends. Next week we will make a wreath of hearts for Valentine's Day. Storytime continues to be on Mondays at 11:15 a.m. Also if it is hard ...

By Rep. Dawn Pettengill21 days is all you need to start or change a habit. We just finished our third week and all of us are back in the legislative lifestyle habit. Even my feet are used to the high heels on waxed tile and that's a feat for feet!It was a busy one at the Capitol. We voted ...

By US Rep. Leonard BoswellThis past week, the House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009. The recovery plan is designed to create three to four million new jobs in the next two years. Infrastructure investments are a major component of this job creation plan. Hundreds of ...

Left to right: Senator Brian Schoenjahn, Owen Hix, Matt Ollendieck, Joey Ternus, Bob Mangrich, Paige Neil, and Mr. Beck.Photo Provided