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To Iowans it often appears that modern agriculture is built around four commodities – corn, soybeans, hogs and cattle – although that may be changing.
To be sure, there are reasons Iowa became a focal …
A lot happened in 2020. Let’s unpack the year and see what we can learn. I’ll start with the Iowa caucuses. The neighborhood political meetings had value nearly 50 years ago when the modern version …
The disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street is about as wide this year as at any time in memory. Main Street, as represented by the hospitality industry – hotels, taverns and neighborhood restaurants – …
Across America, the top issue on many minds as 2020 comes to a close is the economy. Iowa is no different – for many Iowans, it is their primary concern, second only to the coronavirus …
Not since Lyndon Baines Johnson has an incoming U.S. president had as much congressional experience as Joe Biden. Nor have we had a new chief executive with as much foreign policy experience since George Herbert …
There’s something special about this year’s Iowa State football team. And it’s not that baby-faced quarterback Brock Purdy reminds me of my 4-year-old grandson, which he does.
People, like me, who grew up in Ames …
“Bosses shape how people spend their days and whether they experience joy or despair, perform well or badly, or are healthy or sick.” — Robert Sutton
How you are leading during this pandemic is likely …
My friend K.C. asked an interesting question last week when I joined him late in the day on the sidewalk across from the former Christian Science Church in the 3700 block of Grand Avenue. Heavy …
It’s time to rethink how freedom of the press works, and why it is not working as effectively in the 21st century as in earlier times.
Everywhere you look you can find examples of how …
Our daughter, Holly, is one of the most fearless women I know.
At 41 years of age, she is a mechanical engineer and partner at BBS Architects Engineers, one of Des Moines’ oldest building design …
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