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Report finds women’s voices, leadership lacking in Iowa

In 1869, Iowa made history when Arabella Mansfield was admitted to the state bar, making her the first female lawyer in the United States.

Mansfield, a strong advocate for gender equality, chaired the Iowa Women’s …

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Social Report: Women in Leadership

A recent report found that there are far fewer women in Central Iowa leadership roles than men. The Business Record asked readers:

What do you think is the No. 1 reason that the number of …

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NEW EVENT: Wonder of Words Festival

The Downtown Community Alliance (DCA) and the Des Moines Public Library are hosting the Wonder of Words (WOW) Festival, the city’s first-ever readers festival, Oct. 21-26 in locations across downtown Des Moines.

Readers festivals have …

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Bike to Art downtown tour to take place May 20

The Iowa Architectural Foundation and the Des Moines Bicycle Collective are hosting the second annual “Bike to Art” tour of downtown Des Moines on May 20.

The two-hour guided ride around downtown allows participants to …

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BOS helping students travel to culinary competition

Two teams of students from the Des Moines Schools’ Central Campus Culinary Program are hoping to raise $15,000 to help them travel to a national culinary competition in Orlando, Fla., this summer.

The students are …

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Largest events in the metro area, week of May 14

Event Arrival Departure Attendees Venue City   Co-Ed State Track Meet 5/17/2012 5/19/2012 60,000 Drake Stadium Des Moines   Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series 5/20/2012 5/20/2012 55,000 Iowa Speedway Newton   Graham Tire 150…
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Farmers’ Market returns to downtown tomorrow

The Downtown Farmers’ Market in Des Moines opens its season tommorrow, featuring more than 280 vendors from the community selling everything from food to local art and crafts.

The market, located in the Court District, …

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Des Moines natives team up for two nights at Shleslow

Max Wellman has teamed up with fellow Des Moines native Sam Wells for a two-night concert in July with the Belin Quartet.

The Civic Music Association said Wellman has been working with Wells to create …

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Speaker discusses U.S.-Muslim relations

The U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy will host Aakif Ahmad, vice president and co-founder of Convergence, who will speak about Pakistan and his work with the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative.

Ahmad will focus on citizen-to-citizen engagement …

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Playhouse receives Community Foundation’s Better Together Award

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines honored the Des Moines Community Playhouse with its 2012 Better Together Award during its annual luncheon today at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown.

The Playhouse received a $2,500 …

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