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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: PBS takes viewers inside ‘a family-run newspaper keeping journalism alive’

An article this week in the Poynter Institute’s newsletter alerted me to an upcoming national premier of “Storm Lake,” a PBS documentary about the family-run newspaper, The Storm Lake Times, coming up on Nov. 15. …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Candy maker Hershey getting into pretzel business

The company that makes Hershey’s Kisses and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is jumping into the pretzel business, reports Jesse Newman for the Wall Street Journal. Hershey Co. has made a deal to buy Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels and …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The biggest kink in America’s supply chain: Not enough truckers

America is hearing about the international supply chain issues, from getting parts to backlogs at various ports, but the main problem in getting products to their destination domestically is a worsening shortage of truck drivers. …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ Art a hot commodity for investors

Art is hot. So hot it is proving to be the biggest payday for investors, with profits well above those recently seen in stocks, homes and private equity. According to this story from the Wall Street …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How will your avatar affect your real-world behavior?

Can you remember when there weren’t computers? For many of us what is now part of our daily lives, both at work and at home, once seemed like science fiction. Now we’re taking it to …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: See the creative ways shipping containers are being converted into pools, coffee shops and tiny homes

Sending cargo across the world isn’t the only way shipping containers are in demand. When they “retire,” specialty construction companies can use them to build offices, pools and tiny homes, Business Insider reports. Designed to hold 75,000 …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: I may not be as cool as I think I am

Let’s just start by saying I’ve always considered myself to be pretty cool for an “old guy.” But this story from the New York Times may make me feel a little insecure about my self-assessment. According to …

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NOTEBOOK: Report: More women are being added to the C-suite, but ‘glass cliff’ could be at play

Many have heard of the “glass ceiling” – the invisible barrier to professional advancement, especially affecting women and people of color. But I had not heard of the “glass cliff.”

Amy Kristof-Brown, dean of the …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Arizona to face the West’s first major water crisis in 2022

As Iowa and pretty much the central portion of the U.S. continue to get soaked in rain, here’s a story about not enough water. Next year, central Arizona farmers who have prospered for the past …

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NOTEBOOK: Waterloo City Council passes bereavement policy for loss of pregnancy

Three days after National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, the Waterloo City Council on Oct. 18 unanimously passed a resolution that establishes a paid bereavement policy for loss of pregnancy.

Introduced by council member …