Archive for April 2006

Dear Mr. Berko:

Please tell me what you think about my buying 200 shares of Goodyear Tire. I used to own the stock way back in the mid-’80s and sold it for a loss in …

Jeffrey, What would be your first recommendation to a company whose sales are decreasing?

When sales go down, all kinds of hell breaks loose, and all kinds of fingers get pointed. All kinds of blame …

During the early planning stages and throughout the construction period, the new Central Branch of the Public Library of Des Moines has been the subject of many regrettable barbs that hopefully will be cast aside …

It’s sort of a hobby of ours. My wife and I like to pretend that we’re going to eat at one of West Des Moines’ many fine new restaurants.

We will be out running errands …

Finally, Polk County has its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program up and running. Why is it important?

First, there is a long history of women who have been sexually assaulted choosing to do nothing following …

Remember being a kid and in a constant state of urgency? If you wanted something, you absolutely had to have it now. Waiting was pure agony. The companion to that urgency was the passion we …

Don’t be surprised to see sweater-vested Midwest Heritage Bank employees sacking groceries or directing customers to the frozen peas at the new Hy-Vee supermarket when it opens later this month in West Des Moines.

“With …

When Eddie Davis started shining shoes as an 8-year-old in Laurel, Miss., he’d earn a nickel from every dime shoeshine. It was 1922, a time when jobs were scarce for kids growing up poor and …

Led by a continuing boom in retail activity, the Central Iowa real estate market should continue to prosper, according to speakers at the annual market survey luncheon hosted March 30 by CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial. …

Name five top interior design projects from anywhere in the world. Wait, you don’t have to; the International Interior Design Association already did. The list includes projects by three New York City firms – the …