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Living with Your Teenager
(Posted on 2/3/2009)
Being parents of teenagers is not for the faint hearted. But knowing what to expect makes parenting easier. Janet Brown, Iowa State University Extension family life field specialist, invites you to check out the newly revised publication series – Living with your teenager. It focuses on understanding emotional and physical changes, changes in thinking, and the changing parent-child relationship.

ISU Extension Offers Help Managing Finances in Times of Economic Crisis
(Posted on 1/8/2009)
Iowa State University Extension is joining other land-grant universities to help you manage money through tough times. As part of eXtension (http://www.extension.org), Iowa State is able to harness the knowledge of financial experts across the country. The Web site, Financial Security: Managing Money in Tough Times, serves as a portal to articles on all facets of personal finance as well as providing a form to ask experts specific questions.

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Hancock County Fair Information
(Posted on 5/28/2008)
Fair rules, class lists and schedules for the 2009 Hancock County Junior Fair will be available in the future.

4-H Weekly News
(Posted on 2/1/2008)
Check the 4-H Weekly News for information on summer camps, scholarship info, updates on fairs, livestock and judging events, weigh-in information, shooting sports, and dates to remember.

ISU Extension Market News - Audio
(Posted on 11/1/2007)
Iowa State University Extension Market News

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Ag Decision Maker Update
(Posted on 10/26/2007)
Ag Decision Maker is a decision-oriented agricultural business web site designed for farmers, lenders, farm managers, agriculture instructors, and others.

Extension to Families Newsletter
(Posted on 10/22/2007)
Extension to Families - At Work At Home Newsletter is produced by Iowa State University Extension Families staff in Northeast Iowa. Articles from this newsletter may be reproduced in their entirety provided Iowa State University Extension is credited as the source.

Eat Well, Move More

Eating Well - Moving More
(Posted on 1/4/2007)
Investing in employee wellness is good business. It can result in lower insurance premiums, lower turnover, increased productivity, and increased job satisfaction.

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