Jeanine Mixdorf’s first big trip from home was in 1988 when she traveled across Iowa from Sioux Center in the northwest to Cedar Falls and the University of Northern Iowa in the northeast. She has …
A drop in farm incomes from late 2014 to early 2015 dragged down Iowans’ per capita personal income growth in recent U.S. Commerce Department news, but the quarterly report doesn’t accurately reflect the state’s generally …
All eyes on Des Moines A bright national spotlight will shine on Des Moines twice in 2016, giving business leaders a chance to showcase the city and change perceptions.
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We all make bad decisions, but three recent news items show how bad things can look when people don’t see the larger picture.
Let’s begin with the story last week about Mary Jane White, the …
Change is coming.
Got fear or joy? Got worry or positive anticipation? Putting your head in the sand, or headed to the beach to relax and plan?
When you feel or fear that some form …
In 2016, the eyes of the nation will be on Greater Des Moines, not once, but twice.
On Feb. 1 and during the weeks and months leading up to it, national news media, politicos and …
Several years ago, I was hand-lining for tinker mackerel off a dock in the fishing village of Menemsha, Mass., when I looked up to see what seemed to be a skyscraper-tall luxury liner slip into …
Here’s an inside look at the federal payments that Iowa insurers are receiving through Obamacare, and how they’re using them.
For the first time, health insurers in Iowa are getting a clear picture of how …
Charles Marohn, president of the nonprofit Strong Towns, stopped by Windsor Heights Community Center this morning at the invitation of the Urban Land Institute Iowa. His message: Wide roads can be bad for business.
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My friend K.C. was walking west on Grand Avenue near 44th Street when we met one day last week. It was right after Jeb Bush and Donald Trump had announced for president, and K.C. was …
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