Who doesn t look for ways to. secure and extra day or two off a year? Whether it s job stress, burnout or, you just want to stay home and watch Wanda Vision all day, everyone occasionally fudges some aspect of their life to enjoy some time away from the office. Even if that office is at home. Iowan s appear poised to call in, because according to a new study from Zippia, Iowan s most Googles job search is for
good excuses. Meaning, we want to miss work, but not make it sound like we just
want to miss work.
This got me thinking, what is a legit good excuse to miss work that s not too. terrible. Meaning, if I m being less than honest, I can t really get busted, nor will I feel like a terrible person for using it. Example, one should
Minnesota Twins Fan? They Might Soon Be the Wisconsin Twins
Here in Iowa we have lots of pro teams we can root for based on location. The Chicago Cubs or White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals or, my team of choice, the Minnesota Twins. Or as they may temporarily be called this April: The Minnesota
Wisconsin Twins? WHAAAAAAAT? Bear with me here. let s dive into what this is all about.
Many sports news outlets, including Fansite, are reporting the Twins home, Target Field, is certainly available for the Twins come April. However, as the rules of the State stand right now, fans would
Oelwein Man Arrested for Physically Harming an Infant
An Oelwein man has been arrested after Fayette County Sheriff’s officials say he caused willful injury to a child. According to the report, which the Sheriff s office shared on Facebook, 26 year old Jacob Smith of Arlington was arrested for Willful Injury Causing Serious Injury on March 5th. He was taken to the Fayette County Jail and held on a $15,000 bond.
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According to the report from KCRG, Smith admitted to officers that on the evening of January 31 and in the morning on February 1, he dropped the infant on a futon, and then punched him in the head with a closed fist. Officials said that as a result, the child suffered skull and rib fractures, retinal hemorrhages and multiple bruises.
As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, there s an end or at least relief in sight: Vaccines. With reports Iowa will allow more groups to begin receiving their COVID vaccine Monday, March 8, there s a new push my state leaders to acquire a larger supply of the most recently approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Why? It s a single shot vax that leaders say will help the states more rural population.
A Radio Iowa report highlights comments made by Representative Ashley Hinson, Representative Randy Feenstra and Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks who point out the new single dose vaccine, which requires less refrigeration, would be easier to get into the arms of Iowa s 1.1 million rural residents.
Good News Cedar Falls, We Can Have Backyard Chickens!
My wife
really wants chickens in the backyard. She wants fresh eggs and as Cedar Falls residents, it was very easy to say, oh man, that s cool but it s so illegal . That is because it was illegal. Now it s not. That s right, Cedar Falls residents may now have backyard chickens. But there s some rules that must be followed.
The Courier reports that while the ordinance passed 5-1, it s not as easy as residents running out and scooping up chickens. First off, animal owners are required to get a land use permit from the city to set up their chicken coops. So before you run to Farm & Fleet, be sure you get that permit. Next, once you get a permit, your coop must be 25 feet from another residential dwelling and be restricted to the