The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesn't give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does.

Quality, affordable housing is a key element of a strong and secure Iowa.

The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.

One out of every 12 jobs in the economy is connected in some way, shape or form to what happens on the farm.

If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our healthcare situation.

We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.

Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front.

People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.

There are a lot of farmers and ranchers who are struggling. I get on my knees every day. If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.

The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.

The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens.

Please, Tommy. Please

Write what you want to write

It"s easier to believe there's a monster under the bed if you've spent the last six months arguing with a monster.

In a word, they failed to take into account man's almost infinite appetite for distractions.

Once you have something so deeply infused in your culture and your brand, it would be very difficult to reverse that inertia if you wanted to.

The real question is, do you root for the fox in that song? Or are you horrified that the goose and the duck are being dragged off to their death, which is described in detail?

Sainthood's piety is made, refined, perfected, by prayer. The gospel moves with slow and timid pace when the saints are not at their prayers early and late and long.

Music and books were my inspiration too. I read avidly as a kid. And that's the beautiful thing about books and music and even movies, is that you can actually escape. You can go into other worlds.

Wherever a man goes, men will pursue him and paw him with their dirty institutions, and, if they can, constrain him to belong to their desperate odd-fellow society.

When you've been blessed, you have to share your gifts, and you also have to help others give their gifts away.