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NOTEBOOK: ONE GOOD READ – Opinion: The agitated MLK I came to love

This opinion piece from Charles M. Blow is from a couple of years ago, but I think it’s important to share today on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many of us know the positive and optimistic attitude …

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Des Moines Register to end home delivery on Saturdays

Des Moines Register: The Des Moines Register announced it will end home delivery on Saturdays and instead will provide subscribers with a full digital replica of the newspaper that day. The new model means subscribers will …

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Reynolds awards $36.6M in child care grants, creating 5,200 additional child care slots

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today she’s awarding $36.6 million in child care grants through the Child Care Challenge program. The money will fund 108 programs in 72 communities, and is expected to create about 5,200 additional …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: ‘Sorry I missed the deadline, boss. I was playing Wordle.’

When I started working at the Business Record nearly three years ago, the bosses explained that reporters are responsible for submitting “One Good Read” every week. Something business-related, they said. Something that will help readers …

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83-year-old Ingersoll theater building could be lost to history

Des Moines Register: The building that houses the former Ingersoll theater at 3711 Ingersoll Ave. is at a crossroads. A potential buyer has emerged that wants to restore the theater as a performance space. Yet when …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Questions to ask yourself as you transition into hybrid work

As we move into a new year and quickly approach the two-year mark of the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, many companies continue to struggle with return to office plans and balancing the need for …

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Iowa’s sports gambling explodes in popularity

Axios Des Moines: Iowans placed almost $1.25 billion in sports bets in the first six months of the current fiscal year, according to records published Friday by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. That surpasses the …

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Art Center receives $20,000 Humanities Project grant for ‘Immersive’ exhibition

The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a $20,000 Humanities Project grant from the Iowa Arts Council to support the upcoming exhibition “Immersive.” The statewide grant program supports public humanities projects and educational programs …

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JBS USA contributes $1M to Ottumwa rec center

Ottumwa will receive $1 million for a state-of-the-art indoor recreation center as part of contributions announced Wednesday by JBS USA, a global food company that provides products for sale to customers in about 100 countries. …

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Koehns to receive Bravo Award at Feb. 5 Gala

Linda and Tom Koehn will receive the Bravo Award at the Bravo of Greater Des Moines Gala on Feb 5. Photo by Duane Tinkey

Tom and Linda Koehn will be honored with the annual Bravo Award …