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For the past 20 years, I have lived by the 5,000-year-old Chinese proverb “To serve is to rule.” I found that the more I served, and the better I served, the more I succeeded.

Funny …

As a sales representative for an independent art and design supply manufacturer, Minnesota-dweller Joe Domeier took such a liking to the largest art supplies retailer his five-state territory, the Art Store, that he would later …

If Susan Roberts were to write a travel guide for business travelers, she knows what she would include in her list of hotel must-haves: a blow dryer, an ironing board and a workout room.

Some …

Michael Kiernan cut his teeth on local politics, helping his mother, the secretary for the Iowa Democratic Party, make campaign phone, beginning at the young age of 5. Politics has held his rapt interest since. …

Aaah, springtime on the hobby farm, that magical season when fresh, green dollar bills burst forth from our bank account and land in somebody else’s.

This time around, we needed a new lawn mower. A …

As we look ahead to Memorial Day, it’s easy to drift into thoughts of summer vacations, picnics and barbecues. But it is in honor of America’s soldiers that we set aside a day for reflection. …

Iowa Special Olympics didn’t run into a problem gathering volunteers for its annual summer games in Ames this week, but will this be the case for the Amateur Athletic Union’s 2004 Junior Olympic Games this …

Malls have long catered to shoppers with children by employing Santa Clauses to listen to kids’ wish lists and, more recently, Easter bunnies to hand out eggs. In recent years, the competition to attract children …

The company name and the faces will remain the same at Puckett Electric Tools Inc., which has been operated by the Puckett family for 50 years, but ownership will change July 1. Acme Electric, a …

Commuters listening to their radios during drive time in Chicago and other major Midwestern cities this summer will get an earful about Iowa’s quality of life, through a new marketing initiative now being developed by …