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Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I need an appointment.
How about 10 tomorrow morning?
No, thanks, I need only one appointment.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. It’s been a gentle winter. January didn’t have...
Dear Savvy Senior,
When should someone with dementia stop driving? My 83-year-old father has some dementia issues but still drives himself around town pretty well.
Concerned Daughter
Dear Concerned,
Most doctors agree that people with moderate to severe dementia should never get behind the wheel...
Fellow Patriots –
What a week it’s been here in Iowa’s Capitol! Even with a shorter schedule due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, we managed to pack a lot into the rest of the week.
Let me give you a quick rundown of the highlights:
Monday Moments:
We kicked off the week by celebrating...
As I walked up to the Capitol on January 13, I had the same feeling I have every year…wow, I get to work here. I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to serve as your State Representative. The first week is a good week to reconnect with friends, meet newly elected legislators, discuss some...
General Mills in Minneapolis, Minneapolis not only produces high quality ingredients to use in our kitchens, they also “gave birth” to Betty Crocker. Betty is known world-wide and has undergone changes in both her cooking style and her personal appearance over the decades. She’s one of my favorite...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
That movie I saw last week was excellent. I wanted to read the book, too, but I couldn’t.
Why not?
It was too dark in the theater.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. Everything...
Dear Savvy Senior,
I would like to find out if my 72-year-old mother is eligible for food stamps or any other type of assistance program. When my stepfather died last year, mom’s income dropped in half and is having a hard time paying her grocery bills. What can you tell us?
Searching Son
Dear...
On Monday, January 13, the 91st General Assembly gaveled in for the official start of the 2025 legislative session. Throughout the first week, the leaders from both the House and Senate, as well as Governor Reynolds in her Condition of the State speech, spoke about the direction of the state of...
I found one more book with the word “favorite” in the title; I’m sure it’s not the last one to come my way. This one was compiled in 2012 by the Rappahannock Baptist Church in Montross, Virginia. Published by Morris Press Cookbooks of Kearney, Nebraska, Favorite Recipes is one of the familiar cozy...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I think I’ve found the problem with your car. It’s the frammydoos.
What’s a frammydoos?
I don’t know, and that’s the problem.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. The weather was...