by admin | Dec 28, 2002 | Human Interest
Despite problems the past year or so for charities from the Red Cross to theCatholic church, the head of one Iowa agency says donors have been generous.Forrest Harms, executive director for the Des Moines Area Religious Council,says since the council’s...
by admin | Dec 28, 2002 | Business
Chuck Hassebrook, executive director of the Center for Rural Affairs, saysstates need to start investing more in the small-sized entrepreneurs whopopulate rural America. Hassebrook says states spend millions on taxincentives to lure corporations to create jobs, but...
by admin | Dec 28, 2002 | Business
State representative George Eichorn of Stratford will be part of adelegation that leaves today for a week-long trip to Taiwan. Eichorn saysevery now and then they invite guests and several from midwestern states aregoing on this trip to promote trade and cultural...
by admin | Dec 28, 2002 | Health & Medicine, Human Interest
Iowans who are looking to get themselves a nice tax break before the year’sout –and– who want to clear that clunker out of the driveway just need tomake one call. Diane Hagarty, executive director of the National KidneyFoundation of Iowa, says...
by admin | Dec 28, 2002 | Health & Medicine
Tens of thousands of Iowans will vow to quit smoking this week and thousandsof them will fail, an expert says, because they didn’t properly plan for theimpact. David Bullwinkle, program coordinator for the Iowa Tobacco ResearchCenter, says it takes serious...
