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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...
If you want to check out any of our home track meets this spring, they start this Friday, April 17, with our home Viking Girls Relays. Other home track meets are the Ron Parker Boys Relays on April 27, Jack McMullen JH CoEd Relays on May 5, and the Top of Iowa Conference HS CoEd Meet on May 7. All...
It was a short but busy week of debate as we discussed and passed more than 20 bills in the House. An interesting note on the work completed so far—of the 226 bills passed to date, 217 have received bipartisan or unanimous support. A few of the bills debated this week include:
HF 2748 is a...
One of the many things I love about being a cookbook collector is when I score a used book that contains notes the former owner has written. This happened this week when I found “A Taste of Iowa: Second. Seasoning” at the Share Shoppe. The book was compiled in 1983 by the American Cancer Society,...
The Iowa Newspaper Association is presenting a monthly feature in Iowa’s newspapers, inviting political leaders of each party to offer perspec-tives on different subjects. This month’s topic: “Criminal Justice & Public Safety – How should Iowa balance public safety, accountability, and...