Archive for August 2011
FEMA turns down Branstad request
Gov. Terry Branstad was notified late Thursday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that Iowa’s request for activation of the Federal Individual Assistance Program for Fremont, Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie and Woodbury counties has been denied. …
Read MoreNew board for Des Moines Neighbors
At its annual meeting on July 28, Des Moines Neighbors elected a new board of directors: Marty Mauk, chair; Harlan Donaldson, vice chair; Bill Schoenenberger, treasurer; Max Knauer, secretary; and at-large members Karen Shoopman, Terry …
Read MoreBLOG: The first ten customers
OUR VIEW: The end of the big benefit era
Retired Maytag Corp. employees find themselves in a tough situation – sort of like the rest of us. Their fate was played out in court; all Americans will see similar results nervously worked out by …
GUEST OPINION: Predictability and the economy
“Frustrated executives say political impasse slows hiring, investing” read the headline in the Washington Post.
The June 26 article described the impact of the partisan fight in Congress about the national debt, budget and taxes. …
Read MoreTRANSITIONS: Above the ordinary
The Safe House is a funky restaurant in downtown Milwaukee, and if the hotel desk clerk hadn’t told us exactly where to find it, we certainly never would have wound up there.
You have to …
Read MoreAlways shop for price, even with junk bonds
Dear Mr. Berko:
My broker and friend has advised me to buy $50,000 of a 5.75 percent California tobacco settlement bond with a current tax-free yield of 7.4 percent. This bond comes due in 2047, …
Read MoreThere’s nothing to fear
I am finally calling B.S. on the biggest myth in selling: Salespeople quit or fail because they “fear rejection.”
Give me a break. “Fear of rejection” is totally bogus.
THE TRUTH IS: Salespeople aren’t in …
Read MoreCorporate citizenship is your duty – and helps you, too
We’re fortunate that we live in a very giving community. Our United Way of Central Iowa campaigns raise more money per capita than those in just about any other city in the nation. Our YMCA …
Liberty equity investors take a back seat
Liberty Bank’s parent company is trying to dig itself out of a capital deficit through a debt offering that gives short shrift to longtime equity holders.
A July 6 letter to “friends and investors” from …
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