Thursday, July 8, 2010
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Seven
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U.S. Chamber of Com-
merce praises Iowa ef-
forts to encourage new
job creation: Many na-
tional reports have drawn
attention to Iowa's solid
fiscal management and
economic strength.
The latest comes from
the U.S. Chamber of Com-
merce and the National
Chamber Foundation. It
ranks Iowa eighth in the
nation for state policies
that support private sector
job creation.
According to the Enter-
prising States study,
"Iowa's approach to eco-
nomic development fo-
cuses on developing a
skilled workforce, increas-
ing job and wealth creation
and promoting entrepre-
neurship."
The report goes on to
explain that "Iowa has
made a concerted effort to
assist businesses to be
more competitive, inrova-
tive and profitable in ex-
panding international
trade and exports."
More information
about the study is available
at http://ncf.uschamber.
com/enterprising- states/,
Iowa's economy cre-
ates jobs, puts people
back to work: Everyone I
talk to hopes Iowa contin-
ues to rebound from the
lingering national reces-
sion as quickly and as
strongly as possible.
The Appel Report
By Staci Appel, State Senator
There's plenty of evi-
dence it's happening:
*Iowa's unem-
ployment rate is the 10 th
lowest in the nation, ac-
cording to April data from
Iowa Workforce Develop-
ment.
*Iowa has added
an average 3.500 new non-
farm jobs each month so
far in 2010 (see chart). That
puts us on pace for the
strongest annual rate of job
growth in 15 years, accord-
ing to the Iowa Policy
Project.
*The Iowa Busi-
ness Council reports that
our state's largest employ-
ers are confident about in-
creasing sales over the next
six months and many ex-
pect to step up hiring.
*Manpower Inc.
gives Iowa the third-best
employment outlook in
the nation. Twenty-five
percent of the Iowa com-
panies interview'ed plan to
hire more employees in
the coming months, while
another 66 percent expect
to maintain current staff
levels.
Here's hopmg these
signs of progress continue
and multiply.
To contact Senator
Appel when the Legisla-
ture is not in session, call
her at home at 515-961-
6982. E-mail her at
staci.appel@legis.state.ia.us.
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and damage for your home
away from home, says
Charles Valinotti, senior vice
president with QBE Regional,
which specializes in property
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high-quality dead-bolt locks
and post an alarm warning
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By encouraging coordina-
tion, an agency is finding ways
to address the needs of chil-
dren. For example, the
Children and Families
Commission of Orange
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to provide over 50,000 health
screenings for children in a
single year. To learn more,
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Tuesday, June 22,
Norwalk vs. Carlisle.
Score: Norwalk 3, Carlisle
8. Pitchers: Hannah Myers,
junior, two strikeouts.
Hits: Nicole Bagby (two
singles), Megan Seymour
(two singles), Makenzie
Haskin (one double, one
single), Kaitlin Gonder
(one single), Allie
McCurnin (one single).
Wednesday, June 23,
Norwalk vs. Grinnell.
Score: Norwalk 6, Grinnell
3. Pitchers: Seymour,
sophomore, two strike-
outs; Myers, junior, one
strikeout. Hits: Bagby (one
single), Abby Hamilton
(one single), Calyn Th-
ompson (one single), Lind-
say Boothe (one double),
Seymour (one single),
Lyndsey Pritchard (one
double), McCurnin (two
singles).
Friday, June 25,
Urbandale Tournament,
Norwalk vs. Indianola.
Score: Norwalk 1,
Indianola 6. Pitchers:
Myers, junior, two
strikeouts. Hits: Bagby
(two singles), Boothe (one
single), Seymour (one
single).
Norwalk vs. Winterset.
Score: Norwalk 3,
Winterset 2. Pitchers:
Seymour, sophomore, five
strikeouts. Hits: Bagby
(one single), Thompson
(one single), Boothe (one
single ), Bailey Arrandale
(one single), Myers (one
single), McCurnin (one
single).
Monday, June 28,
Norwalk vs. South Tama.
Score: Norwalk 2, South
Tama 2. Pitchers: Myers,
junior, four strikeouts;
Seymour, sophomore, two
strikeouts. Hits: Bagby
(two singles).
Tuesday, June 29,
Norwalk vs. Indianola.
Score: Norwalk 4,
Indianola 0. Pitchers:
Seymour, sophomore, one
strikeout; Myers, junior,
one strikeout. Hits: Bagby
(two singles), Myers (one
single), Seymour (one
single), Pritchard (one
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(one single), McCurnin
(two singles).
Wednesday, June 30,
Norwalk vs. Knoxville.
Score: Norwalk 7, Knox-
ville 3. Pitchers: Myers,
junior; Seymour, sopho-
more, one strikeout. Hits:
Abbey Montgomery (one
single), Thompson (three
singles, one double),
Makenzie Haskin (one
double), Arrandale (one
single), Gutknecht (one
single), Myers (one single).
Thursday, July 1,
Norwalk vs. Newton.
Score: Norwalk 1, Newton
0. Pitchers: Seymour,
sophomore, two strike-
outs; Myers, junior, two
strikeouts. Hits: Bagby
(two singles), Seymour
(one single), Montgomery
(two singles).
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care about is struggling with
vision loss, you can get
advice from the experts at
the International Academy
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want to take control of their
journey to epilepsy inde-
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ly sponsors the program.
If you take care of your
eyes, they will help take care
of you, say the experts at the
National Eye Institute. For
eye care tips and informa-
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