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Sending the wrong message

If Senate Republicans are looking for a way to bill Iowa as a non-inclusive, backward and hateful state, they have no better opportunity than blocking the confirmation of Jonathan Wilson to the State Board of …

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McKinney reaches out to community

John F. McKinney III says his job as first vice president and assistant counsel for West Bank keeps him on his toes, as he never knows what will happen on any given day. One day, …

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Microsoft windows of opportunity?

Dear Mr. Berko:

Microsoft Corp. is trading at $24.93, which I think is cheap. Please give me your opinion on this great company as a long-term (three- to five-year) investment.  D.R., Springfield, Ill.  Dear D.R.:

I wouldn’t …

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What if terrorists attack the metro?

The discovery last week by British police of caches containing a half-ton of the same fertilizer compound used in the Oklahoma City bombings was a timely reminder for Ted Townsend of the continuing threat al-Qaeda …

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Duplicating success

Having lived in other areas of the country, Wendy Christman recognized the signs of a commercial area that was ready to take off. That’s why in 1995 she chose the western edge of West Des …

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Home, sweet office

As a sales representative for U.S. Bank, Keith Wilhite will tell you his office is essentially his car. But when he’s not on the road, he can pull into his driveway and conduct business from …

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Setting a new policy for insurers

Under the existing system of state regulation of insurers, companies such as Principal Financial Group Inc. can easily wait up to a year or more to get a new insurance or financial product approved by …

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Leadership award to Pioneer VP

Diane Bridgewater, a busy executive, mentor, and volunteer, has received the first annual Athena award from the Women’s Chamber Alliance (WCA) of Greater Des Moines. Bridgewater, one of six women nominated for the honor, is …

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Software to benefit lenders, producers

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency analyzes a loan application, it uses a process tha’s little changed in the past 60 years.

The process will start changing this week, as the FSA …

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Marlene Olson’s artful career

Artwork hung all around the three rooms of Olson-Larsen Galleries, rectangles covered in oils, acrylics, charcoal, watercolors and collages on myriad subjects and in myriad styles. Sculptures rested on tables and pedestals, here a writhing …