Archive for July 2006

In the hard-fought television news arena, KCCI has been Central Iowa’s ratings leader for years, dominating the market in every category.

But its closest competitor, WHO-TV, is gearing up to mount a serious challenge over …

When Fritz Jünker came to Central Iowa and launched the Des Moines Music Coalition, a grassroots effort to develop a thriving live music scene, he gave himself an ultimatum: If his efforts were not being …

Occasionally, someone who receives one of Keri Storjohann’s round business cards will voice that nagging concern: How am I supposed to fit this in my card holder?

“I tell them, ‘Keep it in your shirt …

From the front porch of her custom-built garden house, Sherry Easter can watch the goldfinches, bluebirds and other birds attracted by the feeders in her perennial wildflower garden.

“It’s a nice reprieve from life in …

Hollywood stars are not the only people looking good these days.

More than 10 million cosmetic plastic surgeries were performed in the United States last year according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which …

In last week’s column, I donned a Kevlar suit and stated the truth: Ninety-nine percent of business owners should not star in their own marketing — especially TV and radio. As I predicted, the article …

It looks like the new Polk County Jail is going to be built. That is good news, as it will alleviate overcrowding in the current building.

But what the new jail won’t fix is the …

As the superpower of the state, Central Iowa no doubt can raise the sales tax to 7 percent in Polk, Dallas and Warren counties and rake in more money from residents of other counties without …

It must be enormously tough to be a kid today. It’s bad enough they’re under peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol and engage in other risky behavior at ever-younger ages. And it’s no small …

Time for a midyear review. Many of you are blaming slower sales on the summer and people being on vacation, or people not working on Fridays so they can take a long weekend. I refer …