By Edward Lynn Editor WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — After a devastating workplace accident left a local lineman severely injured, communities across Iowa are rallying to
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House advances bill to change school nutrition standards
By: Cami Koons A bill passed the Iowa House Wednesday that would require schools to forgo federal nutrition standards to instead prioritize Iowa-specific guidelines. House Democrats,
Grassley Seeks to Embarrass Drugmakers Into Lower Prices With TV Ad Reform
By Edward Lynn, Editor WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is backing a bill that would require pharmaceutical companies to disclose drug prices in television
Want To Fix Food Deserts and Lower Food Prices? Enforce Antitrust Law, Activist Says
By Marty Schladen For now, anyway, grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons aren’t going to merge into a single grocery megagiant to confront Walmart, another megagiant.
Turning Down Food Assistance For Poor Children Is Shockingly Callous
15 right-wing governors are shamefully refusing federal aid meant to feed hungry kids This plot line could have come from one of Charles Dickens’ novels
Iowa to dramatically cut back on some restaurant inspections
The state of Iowa is planning to dramatically scale back the routine inspection of some food-service establishments by making only one onsite inspection up to
Pop-up food pantry to be held in Dows
Across the state, food pantries are seeing tremendous increases in the number of food recipients. In Clarion, the First Lutheran Food Pantry has seen nearly
Hometown Cookin’ Favorites: Calico Beans and Rhubarb Dessert
Summer time calls for different types of dishes. For example, I think soups are for winter and cold weather. Calico beans works well for a
Hometown Cookin’ Favorites: Spinach Artichoke Chicken Bake and Loaded Baked Potato Salad
My husband and I recently took our camper out for the first time this summer. My son and daughter-in-law came to the campsite and
Hometown Cookin’ Favorites: Apple Pie with Crumble Topping
Pie making has always been a challenge for me to make, because of the crust. Growing up, my mom loved making pies. Then when I
