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NOTEBOOK:Looking for some ‘weird’ stuff? Follow Alice Cooper to a Brass Armadillo Antique Mall

The 50-some-year career of rock showman Alice Cooper has been all about smoke and mirrors, not to mention guillotines, electric chairs and lots of fake blood, but when Cooper the private citizen goes looking for …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Day care for all?

A New York Times opinion piece took a look at an interesting idea: universal affordable high-quality child care. From the piece: “By the time American women are 40 to 44, 86 percent of them are …

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Harkin Institute to get new home

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement plans to move into an $8 million, 16,000-square-foot building at 28th Street and University Avenue.

The project in cooperation with Drake University will offer more space …

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Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation receives $100K donation

The Des Moines Women’s Club has given the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation $100,000 for its capital campaign. The Club has met at the site since 1907. In October, Hoyt Sherman Place announced a $3.5 million …

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Out – and authentic – in the workplace

For transgender employees and the organizations that employ them, an information void exists. 

In the 2018 Human Rights Campaign study “A Workplace Divided,” HRC reports that 46 percent of LGBTQ workers are closeted at work. …

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Bravo announces new internship partnership

Bravo Greater Des Moines has announced a five-year partnership with Americans for the Arts in the Diversity in Arts Leadership Internship. The program for undergraduate students in any field promotes career development and learning in the …

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Des Moines Heritage Center project receives $400,000 CAT grant

The Enhance Iowa Board has awarded a $400,000 Community Attraction and Tourism grant to a railroad depot renovation and event center project in Des Moines. The award was approved at today’s meeting in Des Moines. …

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AMC donates $50,000 to Des Moines Social Club, Iowa Credit Union Foundation

Affiliates Management Co., the holding company of the Iowa Credit Union League, announced it has donated $50,000 to the Iowa Credit Union Foundation and $50,000 to the Des Moines Social Club. Through its AMC Gives Back initiative, …

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Feb. 20: Property Taxes on Autopilot? Issues & Options for Controlling Property Taxes

Host: Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa 
About: Jared Walczak from the Tax Foundation is going to present on property tax issues and options for controlling property taxes. In light of the anticipated 10 percent to 20 …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Could a stretch goal work for you?

Over the last two weeks, I’ve slowly Konmari’ed the crap out of my closet and dresser drawers, like many Americans. The great part about attacking it over time is I didn’t have to dump everything …