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The Elbert Files: A brief history of footgolf

This week’s column is about footgolf, which involves kicking a soccer ball into oversized holes on a golf course.

It’s a sport few people have heard of and even fewer have played. I’m not one …

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Guest Opinion: Taking your business global – transacting in foreign currency

In the heart of Iowa, companies aren’t always thinking about sourcing and selling in foreign markets to grow their business, but over 3,000 companies in Iowa export goods out of the state. It is imperative …

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Guest opinion: What happens when you high-five

By Claire Richmond | Founder, Hello and High Five

On weekend mornings during race season, you’ll often find me on the side of a trail with a giant poster, cowbells and a thermos of coffee. I …

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Guest opinion: Honoree’s life shows what a helping hand can mean

Each year in October, when the Iowa countryside transforms from gorgeous summer greens to harvest-season hues of tan, some of the world’s top agricultural scientists and anti-hunger activists gather in Des Moines to compare notes.…

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The Elbert Files: State benefits from ‘tax cuts’

Here’s a curious bit of financial irony: Tax cut legislation is the reason state government is flush with money leading up to Tuesday’s election, and it’s why state tax receipts will continue to grow next …

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Guest opinion: Three practical (and fun) ways to practice gratitude

By Dorene MacVey | Owner, ithrive31

We hear it every day: It is important to live gratefully. This concept is backed by multiple studies linking gratitude to physical, emotional and social well-being. Research shows that people who …

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The Elbert Files: E15 Won’t Solve Problems

E15 ethanol is not a good solution for Iowa farmers.

President Donald Trump captured a lot of headlines earlier this month when he directed the Environmental Protection Agency to do something he’d been promising since …

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Guest opinion: The cherry outfit

By Teri Sporer | Chief operating officer/shareholder, Holmes Murphy

To say “we’ve come a long way, baby” is truly an understatement. I recently read a book in which a husband came home from a trip and told…
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Guest Opinion: Assess your culture for openness

I recently spoke with a friend who is CEO of a successful construction company. They have grown tremendously over the past decade by focusing on the right things.

What do I mean by the right …

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Guest opinion: ‘Something must be done’ vs. doing something

By Christi Hegstad | President, MAP Professional Development Inc.
My heart — like yours, I’m sure — was broken multiple times over the senseless violence that recently took the lives of young women in our communities. When…