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Guest Opinion: Professional development from the school of hard knocks

BY TERRI MORK SPEIRS |  Director of marketing and communications, Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
Recently the board of my professional group, Association of Women in Communications (AWC), sat around a table discussing our upcoming…
By BPC Staff | Aug 29, 2016
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The Elbert Files: Judge is no threat to Grassley

Democrat Patty Judge’s campaign to defeat Iowa’s long-time incumbent U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is built around the slogan that she is “the Judge Grassley can’t ignore.”

It’s a memorable phrase, particularly in light of Grassley’s …
By DAVE ELBERT | Aug 26, 2016
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Opinion: Enjoyment key to joining women’s groups

BY MICHELLE DeCLERCK | President, Conference Event Management   Here in Central Iowa, we are fortunate to have many women’s groups and organizations. With so many to choose from, selecting the right one(s) is integral…
By BPC Staff | Aug 22, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Commemorating the ‘giants’ on Women’s Equality Day

BY DIANE RAMSEY | CEO, Iowa Women Lead Change
The year was 1971, and the United States, fresh off the African-American Civil Rights Movement that heralded the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act,…
By BPC Staff | Aug 22, 2016
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The Elbert Files: Are we headed in reverse?

This year’s political discord is astounding. Donald Trump’s accusing opponents of lying, while encouraging supporters to “lock up” Hillary Clinton and commit violence against others, sets new lows in uncivil discourse. 

The only thing remotely …
By DAVE ELBERT | Aug 19, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Pokemon Go v. United States: A case in healthy behaviors

A few weeks ago I was having dinner with our family, and the subject turned to Pokemon Go. My 15-year-old son Ben commented, “The government has been trying to solve childhood obesity and exercise for …
By JEFF RUSSELL | Aug 19, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Working mom, bad mom?

Recently, my daughter, Anne Roth, and I had an opportunity to speak at an Elevate breakfast at the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. We wanted to share with Lift IOWA readers some of the…
By BPC Staff | Aug 15, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Mindfulness over multitasking

BY LORI CHESSER | Partner and department chair, Davis Brown Law Firm
At times, do you feel you’re responsible for making the world spin on its axis?   That report is due next week and…
By BPC Staff | Aug 15, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Mindfulness over multitasking

BY LORI CHESSER | Partner and department chair, Davis Brown Law Firm
At times, do you feel you’re responsible for making the world spin on its axis?   That report is due next week and…
By BPC Staff | Aug 15, 2016
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The Elbert Files: A new slogan for Iowa?

“So Iowa needs a new slogan,” said a familiar voice as I approached the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Garden on my morning walk. It was my old friend K.C., who sounded like he was …
By DAVE ELBERT | Aug 12, 2016