Archive for November 2004

Dear Mr. Berko:

There’s a drug research company that seems to have patented a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. I know this is a long shot, but I was hoping that, since you seem to know …

What Chuck Leibold lacks in Scottish heritage, he makes up for with his appreciation for the music of that land.

Leibold, vice president and director of wealth management services for Bankers Trust Co., has been …

In most consensus-building exercises, all members of the group are considered valuable and their opinions are respectfully solicited and considered, even if they advocate positions that eventually could be rejected. True leaders recognize that without …

A health-conscious lunch break stretches beyond the food pyramid for employees at Principal Financial Group Inc. Along with an array of cardiovascular equipment and fitness classes, Principal’s in-house wellness center offers daily pickup games to …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I’m president of a 22-member investment club, and we have four questions for you: 1. Do you think the war in Iraq would have been avoided if the first President Bush had …

What makes people decide?

In sales, that question is way more important than “When will you decide?” But the average salesperson always wants to know “when” without bothering to understand the thought process that goes …

Very impressive, the way the voters of Dallas, Madison and Warren counties turned down the casino proposal.

Maybe it was easier for them than it would be for people in more rural parts of the …

The most anticlimactic moment in last week’s election had to be Art Small’s concession call to Sen. Chuck Grassley, the formidable Iowa Republican most people don’t want to squander their political capital by opposing. Small’s …

Earlier this fall, we read about a Fairfield company that moved its home office to Seattle from Iowa shortly after receiving financial assistance from the state. The story was a reminder of how we continue …

A California-based humanitarian organization is in Afghanistan this week to share its success in growing an Adel company’s soybeans, an accomplishment that could lead to the construction of a factory that will use an Urbandale …