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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Local business turns complaints into conversation piece

“Last month, a sign appeared in front of La Carreta, a Mexican restaurant in Marshalltown. It read Black Lives Matter, No human is illegal and other human rights phrases. Alfonso Medina owns and works at …

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Delta Dental of Iowa offers grant assistance for practices affected by Aug. 10 derecho

To provide immediate financial assistance to dental practices that incurred losses from the Aug. 10 derecho storms, Delta Dental of Iowa’s Disaster Assistance Grant Program is making grants available to its network dentists. Delta Dental …

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NOTEBOOK: ‘I refuse to let myself get numb’: What to know from Kenosha

Demonstrators in Wisconsin and around the country are demanding justice after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was left paralyzed after being shot seven times by police in Kenosha over the weekend and two Kenosha-area men …

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Des Moines photographer launches Black Lives of DSM

Janae Gray, photographer of Black Lives of DSM. Photo provided

You can read about the day Renee Hardman was sworn in as an elected city official for West Des Moines. You can also read about a little …

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Eastern Iowa damage adding up, but estimates elusive

Corridor Business Journal: Cleanup and repair costs to local governments in eastern Iowa after the devastating Aug. 10 derecho will easily run into tens of millions. Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said that as of …

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Newton housing project recognized with national award

The Hotel Maytag Apartments in Newton is a 2020 recipient of the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award in the Historic Preservation category. Photo special to the Business Record

The Hotel Maytag Apartments in Newton …

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Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission has stepped up pursuit of discrimination cases

When Joshua Barr was first offered the position of director of the Des Moines Civil Rights Commission in 2015, he initially turned it down because he didn’t want to be a “figurehead” for a city …

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Pro Iowa, Kick it Forward, Musco Lighting announce $1M project to build soccer pitches

Three Iowa organizations are partnering to provide $1 million in development to 10 public mini-soccer pitches in communities across the state, representatives for Kick It Forward announced last week. Kick It Forward, Musco Lighting and …

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Casey’s providing help to areas hit hard by derecho

Casey’s General Stores is helping areas of the state that were hit hardest by the Aug. 10 derecho, delivering bottles of water, making donations to two local food banks and providing pizza to relief workers. According …

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Annual Cloris Awards to go virtual Aug. 30

The sixth annual Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts Awards Ceremony will take place virtually this year at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30. The ceremony, hosted by local theater artist and musician Madison Ray, will …