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9/29/2008 2:03:54 PM
Chasing Butterflies
Guided by nothing but 25 million years of instinct, a tiny, fragile creature that weighs less than a dime flies thousands of miles to a place it’s never been to find its ‘true love’. More...
9/22/2008 3:13:54 PM
Ode To Hamster Funerals, Cat Tiaras and Doggie Beds
We had a funeral for a hamster this week. No, seriously. One of my 11-year-old’s hamsters got out of its cage and one of our cats, well, ate it (part of it, anyway). More...
8/1/2008 2:40:31 PM
Change; What's in a Name?
How do you feel about change? Once you think about it, there are two kinds of change; the slow kind that creeps up on you gradually, almost imperceptibly like a wrinkle; one you didn’t notice until the day that 20-year-old makeup counter girl tried to sell you “miracle eraser cream” for crow’s feet you never knew you had. More...
6/17/2008 10:04:49 PM
Farmers Rise Above the Challenge of Floodwaters
This is just all a little too familiar: network journalists in hip waders, skirting the edge of a rising river; kids diving into the ‘deep end’ of a flooded playground; sandbags and kybos dotting the streets everywhere. Yes, the floods are back and they’re looking ‘bigger and badder’ than those most Iowans remember in 1993. But then, as now, Iowans are proving their mettle. More...
5/13/2008 12:30:28 PM
AN IOWAN'S ARGUMENT FOR COMMON SENSE
I’ve decided that I’m NOT going to go outside ever again. I’m also going to throw out all my Tupperware, any and all products containing corn or ‘corn syrup’, my microwave and my cats. More...
4/18/2008 10:06:37 AM
THE PRICE OF PROGRESS
I had to rush to the grocery store to pick up a few things for my daughter’s 11th birthday party, and I did what any busy Mom does when shopping for her family; convenience guided my choice. More...
3/10/2008 10:26:47 AM
WE ALL LIVE IN A WATERSHED
Zeus wasn’t looking so good. My 10-year-old daughter and I hand-picked the somewhat studious-looking, playful goldfish because we read that Black Moores are easy to care for and hardy. The water temperature was just right. He wasn’t overfed. So why had Zeus resigned himself to the bottom of our tank, fin tails hanging limply by his side? More...
2/25/2008 11:12:14 AM
PUTTING ANIMALS FIRST
It was one of those days; I overslept; scorched my shirt on the ironing board; the dog apparently thought it more fun to sniff and root through yellow spots in a nearby snowdrift than do ‘his business’; my daughter suddenly decided that she hated toaster waffles and refused to eat; I missed breakfast (my daughter served her ‘boring’ waffle to the un-repentant dog) and lunch (skipped to write a report which was unexpectedly requested). More...
1/7/2008 10:02:53 AM
2008: A New Perspective on the New Year
Now that your 2007 calendar is in the garbage and your 2008 one is tacked to the wall, it’s only natural that we look back at what we’ve learned in the past year, and plan for what we hope to glean from the new one. More...
10/31/2007 12:11:30 PM
DON'T LOOK BACK
Birthdays are welcome but humbling events for Baby Boomers like me. More...
9/28/2007 4:14:22 PM
WHAT IS NEWSWORTHY?
I was 18 when I started my news career at a small radio station in north-central Iowa. Twenty-two years, six radio and two television newsrooms later; I can say that experience gave me an inside look at what makes issues ‘newsworthy’. More...
8/28/2007 8:21:38 AM
THE ETHANOL 'BLAME GAME'
As my 10-year-old prepares for a new school year, I’m reminded of the value versus the cost of items which she considers “must have’s” for school: $90 for a backpack with wheels, $100 for a reading lamp that fits by her bed, $40 for a pair of ‘cool’ jeans with sparkles…and so on. More...
6/15/2007 8:54:37 AM
HANGIN' WITH THE TEUTULS -- IOWA'S GREEN SIDE MAKES NATIONAL TV
It was a day like many this Spring in Iowa; it had poured the night before and the day before that, idling farmers who were trying to wrap up Spring planting. More...
5/18/2007 9:35:27 AM
FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN NATIONAL BEEF MONTH
May is National Beef Month and it’s times like these that anti-meat-eater headlines capture the nation’s attention. More...
3/22/2007 3:10:59 PM
WHEN THE GOIN' GETS TOUGH...
Now that it’s officially Spring, it should be ‘safe’ to look back and pat ourselves on the back for making it through a particularly long and harsh winter. More...
3/1/2007 8:17:34 AM
IOWA: THE STATE WE LOVE
Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. My daughter’s handmade Valentine’s box has become a forlorn kind of centerpiece on our dining room table. More...
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