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Lift Survey 2018

Momentum is building. Do you feel it?

At a national level, the past year arguably felt like a turning point for women’s issues. In January 2017, more than 4 million people turned out for what …

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McLellan: Use your marketing voice

In last week’s column, I offered some evidence that voice is one of the most significant trends we marketers have had to face in a while. Remember when the proliferation of mobile devices changed the …

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The Elbert Files: Advice with attitude

If you need a gift for a soon-to-be graduate, or just want something interesting and fun to read on an airplane, I have a suggestion.

Local manners maven Callista Gould has a new book called …

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A Closer Look: Emily Steele

Emily Steele comes from the land of windmills and tulips — Pella. But Greater Des Moines may be lucky enough to have her living in Sherman Hill and putting her entrepreneurial energies to use around …

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NOTEBOOK: Lots of garbage

Stories like this make me renew my recycling efforts. CNN reports: “A huge, swirling pile of trash in the Pacific Ocean is growing faster than expected and is now three times the size of France. …

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NOTEBOOK: Cryptocurrency gyrations have your dizzy? Wait till you file taxes

We have had a certain fascination with cryptocurrency during our newsroom discussion of current events. One of our colleagues, John Retzlaff, gave us a play-by-play when bitcoin was rocketing to new heights, but has been …

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NOTEBOOK: Investing for the greater good

Investors deserve top guidance to build their portfolios, and a blossoming addition to their toolbox both helps them be wiser with their money and nudges companies to be wiser with the way they treat their …

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NOTEBOOK: Puns in real life

The American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition will recall strong wind energy development in 2017, and look toward the future. We assume organizers looking for a site for the May 7-10 event considered …

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NOTEBOOK: The Mouse in Iowa

Produce Iowa, the state film office, tells us about “Growing Magic: The Mickey Mouse Cornfield Story,” a historical documentary about that time in 1988 when a Sheffield cornfield was turned into a Mickey Mouse silhouette …

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NOTEBOOK: Before Ivanka’s Trump visit, Waukee APEX high school students strongly encouraged to stay on topic

About an hour before presidential adviser Ivanka Trump and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds arrived at the Waukee Innovation and Learning Center on March 19, Waukee school district officials gathered several dozen APEX program students in …