Archive for October 2005

Guests at a lavish dinner held at the Des Moines Art Center during Winefest Des Moines 2005 have already gotten a taste of what a Sister State relationship with the Veneto Region of Italty can …

Meredith Corp. is expected to report 28 percent revenue growth when it announces fiscal first-quarter results Oct. 24, topping the list of likely results for Central Iowa’s publicly owned companies. The Des Moines-based media company …

It was obvious to Joy DeJong that she had fallen into a rut with meal preparation when her family joked, “Will it be spaghetti or tacos tonight?”

Like other working mothers, DeJong wanted to feed …

Hockey comes as naturally to Dave Allison as breathing. He grew up in Canada, in a family where introduction to the sport was a rite of passage. His father, a former hockey player himself, had …

Dear Mr. Berko:

In mid-2000, I bought 300 shares of Time Warner Inc. at $74, 200 shares of Siebel Systems Inc. at $98, 200 shares of Extreme Networks Inc. at $109, 200 shares of Level …

24.7.365. That’s the minimum acceptable availability time.

Ever order anything on the Internet after 10 p.m.? Of course you have. Everyone has. Could you have gone out to the store at 11 p.m.? Or bought …

Everybody has an opinion about Americafs economic prospects. But some opinions count more than others, and a man who studies these things in depth had mostly encouraging views to offer last week. Randy Mundt, the …

In this, his third year in Congress, it’s incredulous that people have to ask, “Can you believe Steve King called Joe McCarthy a great American hero?” Why the mock shock? It’s absolutely believable. Joe McCarthy …

Before June 1, 2005, each case of identity theft had one victim: the person unlucky enough to have to his or her identity stolen. Times and laws have changed. Under the Fair and Accurate Credit …

An Altoona woman knows that with perseverance, one person can make a difference in the lives of many people who live miles away.

Diane Pollard, a staffing specialist in human resources for Principal Financial Group …