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WEEK TEN
March 14th concluded our second funnel week. Policy bills that have not passed on the floor and passed out of committee in the other chamber are no longer eligible this year. The House typically votes on more bills than the Senate, and this year was no different, but this year less than...
88th General
Assembly:
Our second legislative deadline has passed, meaning we had another busy week as we worked on moving House bills through the Iowa Senate. Policy bills are required at this time to be through a committee in the opposite chamber in order to be considered for the rest of the...
This is the second of the two little handmade cookbooklets compiled by the youth from Emmons Lutheran Church. This one has a red paper cover and the same computer-printed pages. “Appetizers & Sweets” brought to you by the youth of Emmons Lutheran deals with two types of food near and dear to...
Sunshine Week was March 10-16, and this year, there’s an even greater need for you to get involved.
Sunshine Week annually celebrates freedom of information laws in every state. It also salutes efforts by good government advocates and journalists to use and ensure the effectiveness of those laws...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
Someone called and left a message. I wrote it down.
I can’t read a thing you’ve written.
I couldn’t understand a word the caller said.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I saved...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Who should be screened for lung cancer and how it’s covered by Medicare? I used to smoke but quit many years ago and am wondering if I need to be tested.
Just Turned 65
Dear Just Turned,
Even if you haven’t touched a cigarette in decades, you could still be due for an annual...
88th General
Assembly:
Next week is the second legislative deadline of the year. This means we spent most of our time focusing on subcommittee and committee meetings this week to move bills from the House of Representatives through the Senate. One of the bills the Commerce Committee talked about...
Week Nine
We had floor debate every day this week, sending several House Files and amended Senate Files to the Senate for consideration in their chamber. We will be entering our 2nd Funnel week on Monday; policy bills must pass on the floor of one chamber to remain eligible this year. A few bills...
I was given two tiny little cookbookets compiled by youth attending the National Youth Gathering. This group of young men and women was from the Emmons Lutheran Church. Because Emmons is a tiny town that sits right on the Iowa/Minnesota state line, I’m not sure in which state the church is...
So, if you’re reading, this then that means the paper was printed in my absence.
Why am I absent? Because I am accompanying Worth County 4-H’ers and families on their semi-annual trip to Washington, D.C.
A whirlwind week will take us to the majority of the sights to see, the sites to visits and...