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“‘Tis well,” were George Washington’s final words before dying at Mount Vernon on Dec. 14, 1799, according to a new book by Washington scholar Peter Henriques.
I was casting about for something to write this …
By Katie Beary | Director of branch operations, Gallagher
A few years ago I was sprayed by a skunk.
I was riding the Cumming to Water Works Park trail south of Des Moines, and just as I …
It’s inevitable.
During every election cycle, I shake my head in dismay at the tactics taken by candidates at every level of government in their campaign ads. I hate the shouting, the hyperbole aimed at …
If you’ve paid attention – and it’s hard not to this year – you’ve heard the scenarios about how this presidential election could produce a result other than the one rendered by voters.
Although most …
By Brittany Heard | Lead adviser, Foster Group Over the last few years, I have been on a journey to grow in confidence.
A few months ago, I wrote an article called “Growing in Confidence.” If you …
Des Moines’s Gateway Park neighborhood holds a remarkable collection of 21st-century architecture.
The 13-acre park was conceived during the 1990s as much-needed green space. A main feature is the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, …
By Holleen Lawrence | Co-owner, Blind Photography It’s a 400-year-old proverb that hit me, my daughter and our business square in the nose seven months ago when COVID stopped our professional world cold.
“The mother of …
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