This article first appeared in the Clinton Herald on March 26, 2019. April 1: “Digital Responsibilities; What Families Need to Know.” The speaker will be Peter Komendowski, president of The Partnership for a Healthy Iowa and co-director of the Iowa Digital Literacy Project. He is one of
Read more →This article was originally published by The Washington Post on March 13, 2019 by Laurie McGinley. The Food and Drug Administration issued a much-anticipated policy on Wednesday that is designed to restrict how and where flavored e-cigarettes are sold — an effort to combat what the agency’s
Read more →This article was originally published in February 2019 by the Centers for Disease Control. Tobacco product use among US youth is increasing. More than 1 in 4 high school students and about 1 in 14 middle school students in 2018 had used a tobacco product in the
Read more →This article was originally published January 18, 2019 by CBS News. The FDA is holding a hearing Friday morning to address the alarming spike in teen vaping and how to help those who want to kick the habit. According to the National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than
Read more →Show #12 The Prison System. You might think prison is a dark and hopeless place. At the Iowa Department of Corrections they seem to be focused on hope and inspiration as well as rehabilitation – that is an interesting twist that every Iowan should know about. Show
Read more →Show #12 Women of the National Guard: Today’s military woman has more opportunity and responsibility. It’s not about man or woman – it’s about who’s best for the job. Watch women of the Iowa National Guard sound off on life as a soldier. Show Show #11 Children
Read more →Show #11 Therapy can be scary. When you are facing tough challenges, making bad choices, or paying the price for mistakes, you need help. Is therapy the answer? Can you be your own therapist? Are there things you can do to avoid therapy? Show Show #10 Explore
Read more →Show #9 Loneliness, depression and dysfunction have special meanings over the holidays. The pressures of the holidays can be hard to handle. A little care, understanding, and love can be the best present – you ever give yourself. Show Show #8 When Children are Victims of Substance
Read more →Show #8 A Crisis Unfolds, Medicine vs. Addiction. Even Grandma can face a drug overdose. Two doctors talk about emergency rooms and the confusion about what drugs really do. Featuring guests Dr David Kaptain and Dr. Tom Benzoni. Show Show #7 From Bad to Good, Giving it
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