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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Neurodiversity in the workforce

Someone close to me is neurodivergent. You wouldn’t necessarily notice it if the two of you were sitting in a waiting room together, but it becomes clear in conversation. They are kind, a wonderful big …

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Registration open for 2021 Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Registration is open for the 2021 Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Residents are invited to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease by starting a team and walking on Sept. 25 at the Iowa …

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Carmichael retiring from Home Inc., successor named

Pam Carmichael is retiring as executive director of Home Inc., the oldest private nonprofit housing organization in Des Moines. The group creates opportunities for quality, affordable housing. During her more than 40 years with Home …

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Diversity, human connection celebrated in mural dedicated to former Principal CEO Griswell

The new “Future” mural on the north wall of the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families was dedicated Friday in honor of former Principal Financial Group CEO and former Community Foundation of Greater Des …

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Nominations for annual Iowa Women of Achievement Awards now open

Nominations for the 2021 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards are open. Presented by Women Lead Change, the annual award recognizes up to three historical women who have made lasting contributions to the well-being of the …

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Applications for Women’s Foundation child care solutions fund now open

The Iowa Women’s Foundation is accepting letters of interest for the Building Community Child Care Solutions Fund. The fund is designed to improve the lives of Iowa women and girls through creating solutions to the …

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D.M. bonobos soon will get experimental COVID-19 vaccine

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Des Moines’ famed bonobos soon will get free COVID-19 vaccinations. Zoetis, a New Jersey-based global animal health company, is donating more than 11,000 doses of the experimental vaccine to zoos and sanctuaries around …

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July 17 bike ride event to benefit Children’s Cancer Connection

The Children’s Cancer Connection will benefit from a local bike ride event organized in honor of Jenna Falbo, who passed away in 2010 from medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor. Jenna’s Jam 2.1, scheduled Saturday, July 17, …

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State tourism office encourages family travel during weeklong activities pause

The Iowa Tourism Office is encouraging families to use a weeklong moratorium on high school sports and activities from July 25 to Aug. 1 to explore the state or plan an end-of-summer family vacation. The …

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Polk County Housing Trust Fund urges reallocation of unused federal funds to stem evictions

With no formal fundraising campaign to spur them, a number of prominent Greater Des Moines companies and residents have nonetheless donated more than a half-million dollars to the Polk County Housing Trust Fund in recent …