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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: U.S. Global Leadership Coalition leader shares views

The Hill ran an opinion piece this week that juxtaposed an unlikely trio of names in the headline. The piece, “Elton John, Vladimir Putin and my last conversation with Colin Powell,” was written by Liz Schrayer, president …

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Polk County supervisors’ future uncertain under new redistricting maps

Polk County supervisors unanimously approved redistricting maps for the board Wednesday. The vote ended months of wrangling with a new process that board chairperson Angela Connolly described as “pure hell.” Four of the county’s five …

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Poll finds Iowa’s bottle bill remains popular

Radio Iowa: A new poll finds Iowa’s “bottle bill” remains popular with 84% of those surveyed. Sixty-one percent said they want more cans and bottles added to the nickel deposit list and more places to return …

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Dress for Success launches capital campaign

Dress for Success Des Moines, a nonprofit that serves women entering the workforce, has launched a capital campaign to raise $285,000. Dress for Success Des Moines supports unemployed or underemployed women in Central Iowa by …

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Iowa DHS offers free counseling services following weekend tornadoes

The Iowa Department of Human Services is making free, confidential counseling and support available to Iowans affected by last weekend’s severe weather through the Project Recovery Iowa program. The program offers virtual and in-person counseling …

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March/April dsm Magazine unveiled

The March/April dsm Magazine was unveiled Tuesday at the Willow on Grand in Des Moines.

You can read the full issue here.

Here are two of our favorite articles:

Free Food for All: Five years ago, the Drake Neighborhood Little Free Pantry Project …

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Developer behind $450 million Iowa beef processing plant asks state to kick in one-third

Des Moines Register: A company that plans to build a $450 million beef processing plant in western Iowa is asking Gov. Kim Reynolds to sink millions of federal pandemic recovery dollars into the project. Chad Tentinger, …

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Iowa senators push biofuels as cheaper, cleaner replacement for imported Russian oil

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa U.S. senators are calling on the Biden administration and Congress to quickly replace Russian oil with “clean, American-made renewable fuels” like Iowa biofuels. Biofuels can fill the demand and lower the cost …

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Business Analytics Symposium to be held April 5 in Des Moines

The annual Business Analytics Symposium, hosted by the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University, will return in person to Des Moines on April 5. The symposium brings together analytics professionals …

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Polk County gives $100,000 grant for UNI@DMACC program at Urban Campus

The Polk County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday presented a $100,000 Community Development Grant to the UNI@DMACC Partnership. The grant will be used to offset construction costs of the new UNI@DMACC Partnership office and learning …