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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Climate trouble?

Longtime University of Iowa climate watcher Jerry Schnoor, while releasing a joint statement with other scientists that there is little, or no, time to prevent catastrophic damage from climate change: “We are on the road …

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NOTEBOOK: Driving, D.C. style

Monte Shaw, who directs the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, recalled a while back how he and his wife left Washington, D.C., to move to Lake Panorama when he took the Iowa job way back when. …

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NOTEBOOK: The changing sports fans

Last year was a big year for my mother’s family ? the last relatives living in Wisconsin moved across state borders. Starting when my mom and her siblings left for college, the family spread out …

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NOTEBOOK: Iowa small business owners decry ‘government health care takeover’

New data shows if there’s one thing most Iowa small business owners in Iowa are adamant about, it’s their opposition to any type of arrangement that could be construed as a “government takeover of health …

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NOTEBOOK: 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes: What we took away

We hope you enjoyed the engaging dialogue from our 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes as much as we did. Each year the panelists bring a new perspective, and what they share is always inspiring. For …

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Owner explains how new Waukee brewery got its name

When Zach Dobeck names a new beer he’s brewed, he likes to pay homage to someone who has had a positive impact on his life.
   

The Sheriff is named after his father, Tim Dobeck, a …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: You’ve been reading charts wrong. Here’s how a pro does it.

Numbers wouldn’t lie if we sharpened our chart-reading skills. That’s the argument professor of visual journalism Alberto Cairo puts forward in his book “How Charts Lie,” reports the Washington Post. The book itself sounds like a …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: ISU researcher deflates power posing claims

Beware, boardroom superheroes everywhere! Striking a power pose before an important meeting or interview is not going to boost your confidence or make you feel more powerful, says an Iowa State University researcher. The idea …

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NOTEBOOK: Rough sketch by Cownie outlined first draft of Evelyn K. Davis Center

During a celebration and grand opening event last week for the new Evelyn K. Davis Center at Des Moines Area Community College’s Urban Campus, DMACC President Rob Denson (pictured) related a story about how planning …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Oct. 11 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the October 11 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …