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Money for Life newsletter
(Posted on 11/19/2009)
View the Money for Life Newsletter

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Osceola County 4-H Newsletter
(Posted on 11/9/2009)
Tossed your 4-H newsletter already? Need to double check a date? Check it out on the web!

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To Your Health Newsletter
(Posted on 5/13/2009)
The "To Your Health" newsletter is a monthly newsletter written and prepared by Denise Wyland, Nutrition and Health Field Specialist.

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Family Ties Newsletter
(Posted on 1/15/2009)
Keep in touch with your family - read the Family Ties Newsletter. This newsletter is prepared by the Northwest Iowa's Area Extension Family Field Specialists. This newsletter contains a variety of helpful tips for you and your family as far as finances, your children and health and fitness. Make sure you check this newsletter out.

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AnswerLine Fields 'Need To Know Now' Questions
(Posted on 4/12/2007)
Consumers can get answers to home and family questions that they "need to know now."

News from Iowa State University Extension

In Times of Stress, Manage Conflict, Don’t Blame — and Call Iowa Concern
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
The coordinator of Iowa State University Extension’s Iowa Concern Hotline offers tips to keep conflict positive when dealing with stress and economic hard times.
ISU Extension Offers Resources for Farmers Under Stress
(Posted on 10/30/2009)
Local ISU Extension offices can provide a gateway to a wide variety of resources available to help farm families deal with challenging times.
Iowans Say Changes Due to Recession and Community Education Are Permanent
(Posted on 10/30/2009)
Iowans are making spending changes during the recession that may become permanent, according to a recent national poll. At the same time they are willing to help people who are struggling, as exemplified in Iowa's Horizons communities.

Staff

Jan Burke-Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Phone: (712) 262-2264
Fax: (712) 262-8481
Email: jburke@iastate.edu

Rhonda Rosenboom-Family Life Field Specialist
Phone: (712) 957-5045
Fax: (712) 957-5065
Email: rrosenb@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension