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 …
Boards, nonprofits, your boss — they’re all looking for more. More volunteers. More work. More projects. More of you …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
BY TERRY HERNANDEZ | Executive director, Chrysalis Foundation
The world bombards us with destructive and confusing messages about how we should behave, what we should look like and what emotions we are allowed to have. …
The new book “Equal Before the Law: How Iowa led Americans to Marriage Equality” upends the old argument that children are better off growing up with opposite-sex parents.
In fact, the book notes, Justice Mark …
BY MICHELLE DeCLERCK | President, Conference Event Management
Editor’s Note: This piece by Michelle DeClerck is the third in a seven-part series focusing on the importance of community involvement and volunteering for women to grow …
My friend Chris Diebel has unearthed a story about Des Moines society four decades ago that’s worth retelling, if only because it puts the words meatloaf and caviar in the same sentence.
Diebel is managing …
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