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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

News From Iowa State University Extension

Care for Yourself/WISEWOMAN Helps Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
Care for Yourself/WISEWOMANThe community-based intervention program empowers low-income, primarily rural women to make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
Have Trailer, Will Demonstrate Universal Design
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
trailer with portable display showing universal designGive ISU Extension specialist Mary Yearns a trailer and she’ll figure out a way to demonstrate how universal design makes a home more useful and accessible.
Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
A new survey shows nearly one-third of Iowans worry family income won't meet expenses. Horizons communities are a step ahead. They have ISU Extension-trained leaders working on poverty and economic decline.
ISU Extension Book Receives Arbor Day Foundation Award
(Posted on 4/21/2008)
The Forest Where Ashley Lives“The Forest Where Ashley Lives,” a children’s book published by Iowa State University Extension, has received an Education Award from this nonprofit education and conservation organization.

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