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This week, the House advanced a property tax reform bill with bipartisan support (64-23). Many of you have been following these discussions closely, and while this marks a key step forward, there is still work to be done as we continue working with the Senate to reach meaningful, long-term reform...
Spring in North Iowa is my favorite season (although many others favor the harvest time). Reconnect 720 is also one of my favs because so much time and effort go into planning activities, events or simply conversations that are pleasing to men and women over age 60. It’s a good time and place to be...
WOW! I have hit the mother lode of cookbook collecting. A few days ago a friend let me borrow two really old newsletters titled Best of the Open Line that were “created monthly as a public service to it’s listeners by WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa” That’s the statement on the front page and the WMT radio...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
My doctor told me to eat more jelly doughnuts.
Are you sure the doctor told you to do that?
Well, he said, “Cut back on the ice cream,” but I knew what he meant.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive,...
Dear Savvy Senior,
My 60-year-old brother was recently diagnosed with prediabetes, which surprised all of us because he’s fairly active and isn’t overweight. Now I’m wondering if I could be at risk too. Does prediabetes run in families, and what exactly does it mean?
--Younger Sister
Dear Younger...
The end of the legislative session is nearing an end as we wrapped up the fourteenth week of session!
Tax Day was on Wednesday this week, which means it has been one year since the Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 11, a constitutional amendment requiring a 2/3 majority to increase income...
We had another busy week of caucus and debate. A few of the bills passed on the floor this week include:
SF2263 expands Second Amendment protections by allowing firearms to be stored in vehicles on public property and limiting restrictions on lawful gun ownership. It also includes anti–red flag...
I was leafing through a 1978 copy of a Better Homes & Gardens cookbook but what caught my eye had nothing to do with the book. The former owner had tucked quite a few clippings from newspapers and magazines inside. It always makes me as happy as a piggy in a mud puddle to find out what a cook...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I was on the TV show “Hoarders” once, but I can’t tell you what happened.
Why not?
I don’t want to give anything away.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. We weren’t in the eye...
Dear Savvy Senior,
My uncle recently asked me to be the executor of his will when he dies. I feel honored that he asked me, but I’ve never done this before and I’m not exactly sure what the job entails. What can you tell me about it?
--Helpful Nephew
Dear Helpful,
Being named executor is indeed...