ABC's and a toothbrush may be required for your Preschooler

Seeded on Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:40 PM EST (WHO News)

The Polk County Health Department has begun offering free dental screenings to children up to 20 years old. The line between parents rights and the governments power is becoming more blured.

iowa, health-care, education, school-requirements

Three questions you never thought you had to answer to get a birth certificate.

Sun Feb 1, 2009 6:45 PM EST

I was elated to get the just decided upon name of my newborn on paper. I got out the waiting stack and started filling in the blanks. That's when I crashed headlong into question number thirteen, asking the Principal source of payment for this delivery. Odd.

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Terrible's Plans Hotel Expansion

Seeded on Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:07 PM EST (msnbc.com)

One Iowa tourism spot is expanding. Terrible's Lakeside Casino plans to add a 90-room Comfort Inn to its existing 60-room hotel and casino. The casino will also expand the convention center and enclose the swimming pool.

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