Archive for August 2012
GITOMER: Writing, relaxation and focus
RELAX! You’ve heard that word since the first time you got angry or upset. Or maybe it’s a word in your head that beacons reality. Pent-up frustration, worry or concern about the present or the …
Read MoreNonprofit: Des Moines Metro Opera
In Puccini’s critically-acclaimed opera “La Rondine” the poet Prunier opens the first Act saying that romantic love has returned.
At the Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO), the love of romance, drama, tragedy on the stage …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Kevin Carroll
Kevin Carroll joined Iowa Health – Des Moines on April 30 as executive director of behavioral health. He is responsible for all aspects of Iowa Health’s inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs, including 56 inpatient …
Read MoreNonprofit: Association of Boards of Certification
The Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) is assuming a broader role as it gains international members and develops a model certification program for water industry professionals.
“The primary focus of what we do is …
Read MoreTHE ELBERT FILES: Lessons from Lyndon
Volume four of Robert Caro’s planned five-volume biography of Lyndon B. Johnson is, at times, as interesting for the light it sheds on current politics as for what it says about our 36th president.
Johnson, …
Read MoreTHE ENTREPRENEURS: Craig Mouchka
Isn’t it just like the contemporary entrepreneur to reach for a laptop and search for a wireless connection when you ask, “So what are you up to?”
“Let me show you,” is Craig Mouchka’s reply. …
Read MoreTHE ENTREPRENEURS: Keith Nelson
About six years ago, Keith Nelson was doodling in his sketch book when an idea popped into his head.
“I think I saw some kids’ blocks with some letters, and I thought, ‘You know, it …
Read MoreTHE ENTREPRENEURS: Paul Rottenberg
Paul Rottenberg first fell in love with the hospitality industry in high school. Before he managed and built some of the city’s hottest restaurants he was a dishwasher for Buxton Ice Cream Shop in New …
Read MoreBERKO: Listen to the ivory tower or the trenches?
Dear Mr. Berko:
Just two simple questions: How do you view the economy and stock market over the next five or so years? And how would you invest a sum of $125,000 for that time …
Read MoreBERKO: Washington Mutual earnings not enough to cover withdrawals
Dear Mr. Berko:
We are in our mid-70s. And on your recommendation, we bought 500 shares of SunTrust 7.87 percent preferred stock in 2009 at $17.20. It gave us $980, or 11.5 percent, in dividend …
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