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Guest Opinion: Work/life balance: is it possible?

Work/life balance continues to be a hot career issue and buzzword for employees of all ages.  As a leadership development consultant, how to balance the scales between work and home life is often requested as …

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Guest Opinion: Getting women on board

BY SONIA ASHE | Fund development coordinator, Young Women’s Resource Center

 

Recently I decided to crunch some demographic data around female representation on boards in Iowa.

 

It was no surprise to find that …

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The Elbert Files: Class of 1965 still searching

My Ames High School Class of 1965 is having a 50-year reunion this fall, and many of us are trying to decide what our place in history will be.

Nobody talks about it much anymore, …

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Guest Opinion: Three tips for starting something

BY BRIANNE SANCHEZ | Community relations manager, Des Moines University


That leap when an idea goes from lightbulb moment to unveiling can certainly feel intimidating.

 

I recently cycled off my role as the founding …

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The Elbert Files: Coppolas honor Sani legacy

Herman Sani, the namesake of an Iowa signature golf tournament, was an early 20th-century businessman who saved Hyperion Field Club from bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

Nearly 80 years later, three Coppola brothers led by …

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Guest Opinion: The power of staying the course

BY PARITOSH KASOTIA | Founder and CEO, Unfolding Energy

 

Many of us grow up with big dreams and big ideas. As we experience the real world and go through the ebb and flow of …

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The Elbert Files: The return of rats with antlers

The deer are back, and I need a BB gun. You know, an air rifle, the shoot-your-eye-out kind that Ralphie wanted in the “Christmas Story” movie.

Mind you, I haven’t actually seen any deer recently, …

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The Elbert Files: D.M. man’s $10 million yacht sinks

Des Moines businessman Nixon Lauridsen is the plaintiff in an unusual lawsuit over the sinking of his $10 million yacht. The misfortune occurred on the evening of May 18, 2014, just as the 90-foot-long vessel …

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Guest Opinion: Volunteering brings personal, professional growth

BY MICHELLE DeCLERCK | Founder, Conference Event Management   Editor’s Note: This piece by Michelle DeClerck is the fourth in a seven-part series focusing on the importance of community involvement and volunteering for women to grow…
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The Elbert Files: Three bad moves

We all make bad decisions, but three recent news items show how bad things can look when people don’t see the larger picture.

Let’s begin with the story last week about Mary Jane White, the …