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Michael V. Reagen asked recently if I would write about the “rights of nature” movement.
You may remember Reagen, who spent two decades in Des Moines, first as head of the Iowa Department of Social …
Submitted by Nate Borland, attorney, BrownWinick
The fully remote workforce prophecy has not proven true in Iowa. Instead, many Iowa employers sought the middle ground between a fully on-premises staff and a fully remote staff, adopting …
Ronald Reagan famously said in 1981: “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
It’s a great quote, and on rare occasions it is true.
But most of the time today, …
Throughout history, older generations have had opinions about younger generations’ tastes, morals and work ethics. When I was in college, I remember the elderly cook at the cafeteria where I scrubbed pots and pans constantly …
I was disheartened to learn Ames will provide no money for a new passenger terminal at Des Moines International Airport.
Ames is where I was born and received all of my formal education. My parents …
I was at the drinking fountain in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park when I saw my old friend K.C. admiring Keith Haring’s colorful sculpture of three dancing figures.
Haring was a 1980s graffiti …
Employees are on the move, and no one is sure how to get them back.
I recently moderated a panel discussion of top leaders from various industries about their experiences leading through the pandemic …
Craig and Diane Leaming have an unusual connection to the Iowa State Fair. Their 1880s west-side home was once a ticket station for trains carrying passengers between downtown and the fairgrounds.
The Leamings live on …
My cousin Naomi handed me copies of 31 letters during her father’s 100th birthday celebration on June 7. The pages chronicle a three-month trip to the West Coast that our grandparents, Leslie and Esther Everly, …
Submitted by: Jay Byers,president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, and Steve Gaer, former West Des Moines mayor and COO of R&R Realty Group
We live in a community experiencing significant momentum. Central Iowa continues …
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