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Iowa's
blind find assistance, hope
The
Iowa Department for the Blind uses innovative training and education
programs to reach Iowa's blind and help them achieve life success.
Blindness
doesn't keep Scurr down
Julie Scurr uses state and local resources to work and
go to school as a blind person. Her enthusiasm and skills have led
her to many volunteering and leadership positions around the state.
Dementia
proves challenging
Iowa
spouse struggles with the reality of understanding Alzheimer's disease,
finds strength through faith in God.
Organization
fills need for assistance
Aging
Resources of Central Iowa keeps Iowa elderly in homes and connected
to resources that will assist families of elderly to provide the
resources.
Looking
at Limits
A
controversial bill in the senate would raise the speed limit on
Iowa's Interstate to 70 mph.
Logging
on for Viagra
Board
of Pharmacy Examiners said purchasing pharmaceuticals online could be risky because
of lack of regulations Growing
old in Iowa
Some elderly face possible abuse as lives near end.
Saturday
Stings
Undercover Des
Moines police officers and 17-year-old students team up to stop
underage tobacco sales.
Bottle
bill needs support
Lobbyist
awaits action in the House
as both sides hope for grassroots support to pass bill.
In Depth:
Elderly left behind in tech advances
Iowa
elderly know the disadvantages to being computer illiterate, seek
to change their knowledge through connection with research grant.
In Depth:
Race
for Iowa's homeland security slows
State
officials' mad dash to plan for a terrorist attack has slowed, but
Iowa is not simply ready-and-waiting.
In Depth:
Iowa
Upgrades Immunization Tactics
In
the past 10 years, rates for immunizations of Iowa school children
have nearly doubled.
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