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The Barker Bulletin

Week 12: Rural Healthcare As we approach the end of session, our focus will continue to narrow. The House and Senate continue to have conversations surrounding the details of property tax reform and I expect floor action on a bill in the coming weeks. This week it was a pleasure to visit with disability advocates at the Capitol, including many who helped me pass the visually accessibly pharmacy label bill this session. I also was able to speak to the Iowa Health Initiative about our fight against cancer. Rural Health Transformation Plan This week, the Iowa House passed House File 2743 ...

The Warme Wire: Week 12

With Holy Week underway and Easter Sunday approaching, this week at the Capitol has been a time to reflect on faith, service, and the human impact of the work before us. I had the opportunity to attend the Iowa Prayer Breakfast, where 1,400 Iowans gathered for the 65th year to study God’s ...

District 53 newsletter from Rep. Dean Fisher

The House continues to deal with bills that have come over from the Senate, including House bills that the Senate has amended. One of my bills, House File 917, which deals with limiting the liability of motocross facilities, returned from the Senate with an amendment that expanded the bill ...

Boston

Boston. It’s one of America’s great cities, the home of Harvard and MIT, and the birthplace of the American Revolution. The Gaffneys took in the sights of Beantown last summer. Along the Freedom Trail, we were humbled and grateful for the courage and boldness of our nation’s founding ...

Life during Easter in 1975

Easter Sunday in 1975 was March 30, and at that time I was a middle school student, socially awkward and with few friends. I did have the great fortune of having a stable, loving home with siblings and two great parents, but in spite of that I felt unhappy and empty. The year prior had been rough, especially when a close friend was diagnosed with a heart ailment and told that he would only live until he was in his 30’s. It turned out that he did not even have that much time, and he died before the year was out. A night late in May The Summer prior, my family vacationed in ...