Archive for September 2011
Cities use federal grant to ‘Share Good Energy’
A collaboration among four Greater Des Moines cities has led to some creative energy-saving projects and a new online resource for sharing best practices.
Share Good Energy (www.sharegoodenergy.org) is a campaign to encourage energy efficiency …
Read MoreBERKO: Don’t fret about inflation; do buy Dominion shares
Dear Mr. Berko:
In various columns from several years ago, you recommended Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. In the past two years, you haven’t written a word about them. Is inflation still a problem? Also, what is …
Read MoreGITOMER: Vacation’s true rewards
I have fond memories of writing paragraphs during the first week of early grade school about how I spent my summer vacation.
After I got my business cards printed, vacations got shorter. Over the years, …
Read MoreMCLELLAN: A cab driver who can teach you a lot about marketing
From the outset, I knew this was going to be a different sort of cab ride. I walked out of the hotel and just as it has happened hundreds of times before, magically, the taxi …
BERKO: Now is the time to sell Apple shares
Dear Mr. Berko:
In early 2004, I bought 900 shares of Apple Inc. at $22. I bought it with my own money, and I had a good feeling about the investment, because a trusted friend …
Read MoreBERKO: Yes to ETFs, no to ETNs
Dear Mr. Berko:
My broker wants me to invest in exchange-traded notes, specifically the S&P 500 BuyWrite Index and the Treasury 10-year Bear. He insists they’re safe and can be very profitable.
Please tell me …
Read MoreGUEST OPINION: Transit plan will boost Greater D.M.
Greater Des Moines has made many great strides in the past decade toward becoming a world-class city, with millions invested in culture and the arts, more trails and walkways, and a flourishing restaurant scene. These …
TRANSITIONS: Land of corn, soybeans and sculpted butter
The creativity of Iowans finally is being recognized across the nation. Unfortunately, the thing that impresses people is the way we sculpt things out of butter.
Norma “Duffy” Lyon, the Iowa State Fair’s longtime “Butter …
Read MoreTobacco Cessation Summit to be held Oct. 19
The Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance (ITPA) and the American Lung Association will co-host the Action to Quit! Iowa Employers’ Tobacco Cessation Summit on Oct. 19 in Des Moines.
The summit will include benefits decision makers …
Read MoreA down economy? Not for college sports
Donations to the largest college sports programs climbed as the U.S. economy faltered, with contributions rising 24 percent from the middle of 2006 to the middle of 2010, Bloomberg reported.
The 54 public schools in …
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