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Healthy Meals in a Hurry
(Posted on 5/1/2008)
Time? ---- Money? ---- Nutrition?
What influences your mealtime decisions?
Learn about a program or publication
that could have answers for you.

Acreage Living Newsletter
(Posted on 4/15/2008)
Iowa State University Extension provides a research based, on-line, and free newsletter for Iowa's acreage owners.

Put Some 'Fun' In Your Relationship
(Posted on 3/28/2008)
When was the last time you did something together with your spouse or partner that was fun? With a little effort and planning, couples can put some fun into their relationship, says Donna Donald, a family life specialist with Iowa State University Extension.

Television Signal Changing
(Posted on 1/2/2008)
Users of old indoor antennas and rooftop antennas will need converter boxes when TV signals change to digital signals in 2009.

Did You Wash Your Hands?
(Posted on 11/6/2007)
It is that time of year when germs seem to be taking over normally healthy households. Proper handwashing is one very important way to put an end to many of those germs lurking.

Reading Readiness Starts Early
(Posted on 7/27/2007)
Three simple strategies can help children prepare for reading when they start school. “Using these strategies daily along with reading books and other printed materials with children will put them on the road to success in school,” according to Donna Donald, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension family life specialist.
Staff
Donna Donald-Family Life Field Specialist
Phone: (641) 446-4723
Fax: (641) 446-6142
Email:
ddonald@iastate.edu Joyce Lash-Resource Management Field Specialist
Phone: (641) 464-3333
Fax: (641) 464-3333
Email:
lash@iastate.edu Jodi Kintz-Office Assistant
Phone: (641)747-2276
Fax: (641)747-2277
Email:
kintzj@iastate.edu
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