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Recommended reads to start your week

This week’s list focuses on some good reads or updates on bigger news stories from around the state. Here are a few to get you caught up or to highlight some other news:

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Guest Opinion: Are you really seeking a mentor?

By Jackie Norris | President and CEO, Goodwill of Central Iowa

There’s been a lot of conversation about mentorship lately, and I think it’s important to decide if you actually need a mentor.

Maybe instead you …

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Guest Opinion: 3 lessons I’ve learned from 3 years of entrepreneurship

By Nora Crosthwaite | Realtor, RE/MAX Concepts

“So, what do you do?”

For almost 20 years, my answer to this question was easy: “I run software implementation projects.” I started my career as a software tester and …

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50-50 in 2020 launches nonpartisan initiative to support organization

50-50 in 2020, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to getting more women elected to the Iowa Legislature, is offering supporters a new opportunity to contribute to its goal. Initiative leaders recently announced the creation of Friends …

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Downtown Iowa City is looking for a few good women

Corridor Business Journal: Downtown Iowa City is open for business and the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) is hoping to lure a growing market of female entrepreneurs to set up shop there. Women already own …

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Eastern Iowa women of color talk about making a difference

The Cedar Rapids Gazette: African-American women who were prominent leaders in their professional lives and in the community shared their thoughts in a special report a year ago in The Gazette on leadership and advice …

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Women of all ages support Me Too, but more younger women worry about fallout

HuffPost: In the wake of Me Too, many have assumed that older and younger women ? second- and third-wave feminists ? have different perspectives on the anti-sexual-violence movement. The older generation allegedly believe younger women …

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April 11: Des Moines speed networking night

Host: Tech Ladies
About: Tech Ladies connects women with the best jobs and opportunities in tech, and connects companies with the best tech makers. The group will host a speed networking night on April 11, …

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On The Rise: 3-26-18

Judy Downs (pictured)
Emerge Iowa
Hired as executive director
Des Moines

Brianna Schwind 
Iowa State Center
Hired as marketing manager
Ames

Aimee Meardon-Orris
Mercy Iowa City
Hired as director of human resources
Iowa City

LeAnn Tatman…

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Cryptocurrency gyrations have your dizzy? Wait till you file taxes

We have had a certain fascination with cryptocurrency during our newsroom discussion of current events. One of our colleagues, John Retzlaff, gave us a play-by-play when Bitcoin was rocketing to new heights, but has been …