Plant freaked in Iowa City home becomes comic essay
A writer recalls married life with a wife who tends an indoor jungle of plants in Iowa City. Humorous vignettes describe green habits, talking to plants, light, and odd garden quirks, ending with a note about New Amsterdam police history on this date in 1658.
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Boat people may boost Iowa’s future work force
A Des Moines AP report cites Upper Midwest Council findings that immigration and "boat people" from Southeast Asia could offset a shrinking labor pool in the 1980s. The study covers Montana to Wisconsin, noting Iowa already relocated 1,500 plus immigrants and that labor supply constraints may push the nation to import workers.
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