The Newton school district has banned homemade snacks and treats for fear of “allergies”, reports the Newton Daily News.
Forget fireworks; now the Iowa Legislature needs to legalize bake sales.
In unrelated news, something special may or may not have been put in the brownies for the voters in the Big 12 football preseason poll — although, technically, ISU tied for third last season.
UPDATE: An exceptionally tangentially related item. I don’t know how long this has been the case, but at Hickory Park in Ames, nuts have been removed as a default ingredient from the dessert menu’s extensive ice cream concoctions.