Tips for baking better Christmas cookies
Cookies and other baked treats are everywhere come the holiday season. It's not uncommon to give cookies as gifts or arrive at holiday gatherings with cakes and other decadent desserts.
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The Two Sides of Humanity in Medicine
Merriam-Webster defines humanity as “compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition.” It is also defined as “the quality or condition of being human.” The first definition is what people want in a health care provider. We all want to be taken care of by a caregiver who is compassionate, kind, sympathetic, and generous with their time and knowledge. Health care providers spend countless hours taking care of patients. In order to do this, at times we ignore our own needs for rest, sleep, and food. We recite mantras of “first do no harm” and “the patient comes first.” Many of us strive for this vision of the “perfect” provider or to be a “health care hero” as we were called during the pandemic.
Three-State Beef Conference set for Syracuse on Jan. 12
Exploring management strategies to cut costs, increase performance, and capture value at the Three State Beef Conference For 38 years, the Three-State Beef Conference has provided beef cattle producers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska an annual update on current and critical cow-calf and stocker topics affecting producers in the three-state area. This year the program will focus on the seemingly little things that can make a big difference in cattle performance and profitability.
Iowa Finance Authority Awards Millions to Local Housing Trust
The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today announced the award of a total of more than $11 million in grants to 26 Local Housing Trust Funds to support local housing initiatives. The grant awards are made available through the Local Housing Trust Fund program and are expected to assist 2,390 families.
Missouri and Big Sioux paddlefish licenses on sale
Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license and tags through Jan. 7.
Reduce stress for a happy, healthy holiday season
December brings an abundance of festivals and celebrations. These celebrations don’t have to be stressful; some creativity and self-care can help both mentally and physically.
Releases from Gavins Point Dam reduced to winter rates
The end of flow support for the 2022 Missouri River navigation season ended Nov. 21 as releases were reduced toward winter rates at Gavins Point Dam.
No evidence found in Fremont County excavation
State, local, and federal law enforcement assisted with an investigation in Fremont County from Dec. 5 to 8. Authorities brought in an array of experts representing several disciplines and significant assets to excavate, collect and examine soil samples from a site identified by a reporting party.
DNR Water Summary: Drought still remains in Iowa after November rains
The month of November ended with much of northwestern Iowa receiving below normal precipitation and southeastern Iowa observing above average totals. Statewide precipitation was just under two inches, which is slightly above normal for the month.
