Archive for January 2006

Iowa’s smallest employers would get a cushion to soften the blow of large health insurance claims if a plan proposed by Gov. Tom Vilsack becomes law.

In his Condition of the State address, Vilsack asked …

Iowa Diamond President Chuck Kuba isn’t sure what to believe about the paranormal, but he’s willing to say that the co-designer of his award-winning necklace “Crop Circles I” might have been an alien.

This week, …

No matter how impressive your resume, here’s one addition that would really set it apart: certified shark feeder. Just think, that’s only one of many watery skills you could work on if you sign up …

If with every glance at your daily calendar, you become increasingly convinced there aren’t enough hours in the day, you’re certainly not alone.

Trisha Flaherty became all too familiar with that feeling, first as a …

Developer Robert Bergazyn worked in many cities across the country and served in the U.S. Air Force before moving to Des Moines six years ago. Even though he was “retirement age” when he came to …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I know you have a low opinion of health insurance companies and now I do, too, because my premiums have almost doubled in the past three years. Though my wife and I …

Dear Jeffrey, I have been a subscriber to your “Sales Caffeine” e-mail magazine for about six months and have read “The Little Red Book of Selling.” I have a personal question for you that may …

There’s a classic David vs. Goliath battle brewing in the Legislature over the government’s use of eminent domain. In the end, it may not amount to much more than a lot of bluster about a …

Do health-care costs really need to be contained?

On one hand, increasing medical expenditures creates jobs, saves lives and alleviates pain and suffering. On the other hand, rising health-care costs consume greater portions of our …

Compromise. Cutting corners. Shortcuts. Accelerated timetable. Last-minute.

These are words that fill our days as marketers. And it would be foolishly idealistic (not to mention absolutely unrealistic) to suggest that we should eliminate them from …