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Opinion

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Guest Opinion: Intervention for re-invention

BY TIFFANY O’DONNELL | Chief operating officer, Iowa Women Lead Change

 

Editor’s Note: Tiffany O’Donnell, chief operating officer of Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC), officially begins her position July 6. This is her first guest …

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The Elbert Files: K.C.’s ‘standing army’ question

My friend K.C. was walking west on Grand Avenue near 44th Street when we met one day last week. It was right after Jeb Bush and Donald Trump had announced for president, and K.C. was …

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Guest Opinion: Lessons from six months in business

BY AMY NEBONS | Owner, Blink Events LLC When I wrote my first guest column for Lift IOWA back in February, I was in the clouds, filled with excitement and adrenaline over taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. …
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The Elbert Files: Reflecting on our bad choices

The recent book “Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession and the Uses — and Misuses — of History” provides much insight into both events, but its most compelling story is about what …

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Guest Opinion: Small business is big business

From Sioux City to Des Moines to Davenport and every small town in between, small business is big business in Iowa. 

Small business owners are our friends, our family members and our neighbors. They are …

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Guest Opinion: Why saying no is okay

BY SARA KUROVSKI | Mayor of Pleasant Hill and manager of sustainability at Kum & Go LC


Boards, nonprofits, your boss — they’re all looking for more. More volunteers. More work. More projects. More of you …

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The Elbert Files: Iowa’s worst train wrecks

The eight people killed in last month’s Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia is a grim reminder of how deadly rail travel once was and still can be on rare occasions. 

Iowa has recorded only two passenger …

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Guest Opinion: Don’t diminish your abilities, emotions

BY DIANE RAMSEY | CEO, Iowa Women Lead Change

 

A recent headline in our local newspaper read: “Don’t diminish daughters for their emotions.” Intrigued by the title, I devoured every word of it. The …

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The Elbert Files: Gannett chooses poorly

I find it ironic that media giant Gannett Co., which claimed a year ago to have invented “the newsroom of the future,” will soon spin off its community newspapers with a news strategy that most …

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Guest Opinion: A letter to my 16-year-old self

BY JESSICA MALDONADO | Public affairs manager, PolicyWorks LLC

Recently, YouTube launched a #DearMe campaign in honor of International Women’s Day to encourage women to reflect on what advice they would give their younger selves. While …