Expert: Getting vaxxed for HPV could be lifesaver for Iowa kids
While the HPV vaccine is often marketed in Iowa toward women, a health care professional says it’s important that young people of -both- sexes get inoculated against the potentially-deadly virus. […]
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Black Friday sales are important break-even point for many Iowa merchants
Today’s Black Friday shopping extravaganza, followed by Small Business Saturday, marks a vital kickoff to the holiday shopping season, which a University of Iowa College of Business professor says could […]
Research finds big drop in service club membership in Iowa towns
The Iowa Small Town Poll has tracked a sharp decline in membership in local service clubs. David Peters, a rural sociologist with Iowa State University Extension, says the poll started […]
After Black Friday’s frenzy, shop Iowa’s small businesses on Saturday
While retailers nationwide are bracing for a shopping extravaganza on this Black Friday, locally-owned merchants across Iowa are hoping for a bigger boost tomorrow. Jayne Armstrong, director of the U.S. […]
DNR releases studies designed to help recover, reuse more waste
The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie Rasmus says the studies are part of its Sustainable […]