Archive for September 2016
Three Iowa organizations receive Navigator grants
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will give $603,895 in Navigator grants to three Iowa organizations to finance local in-person assistance to help consumers navigate, shop and enroll in federal health insurance marketplace coverage …
Read MoreDowntown car show to offer test drives in electric vehicles
Iowa chosen for pilot project on rural development
Iowa chosen for pilot project on rural development
NOTEBOOK: Osprey sightings in Iowa, Boston
Over the weekend, I was in Boston visiting my son and daughter-in-law, and we started our sightseeing at Plum Island. It’s an absolutely beautiful, dune-dotted nature reserve that I had visited on a nitrate-measuring trip …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines house prices bumped up in July
Greater Des Moines house prices increased 5.3 percent in July, a 0.6 percent increase from a year ago, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said in a release. Nationally, prices rose 6 percent last month, …
Read MoreStudy ranks Iowa fourth-best in health care
Iowa has the fourth-best health care in the nation, according to an analysis by WalletHub. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: health care costs, health care access and health …
Read MoreToxic algae warnings set another record
SPEAK UP: Things women say that weaken the power of their words
There’s no denying that men and women have unique communication styles, and that disparity can make things challenging for women looking to get ahead in careers still dominated by male voices. Women are especially likely …
Read MoreSPEAK UP: Why the U.S. needs to value caregiving
Anne-Marie Slaughter, who stirred up a hornet’s nest with a 2012 Atlantic article about the obstacles women face in “having it all,” now thinks society owes caregivers more respect. “We are never going to get …
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