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OUR VIEW: Addressing the wrong problem


Cruelty to animals is an important topic in a farm state such as ours. However, when the Iowa Legislature passed House File 589, criminalizing undercover investigations on farms, it was not acting to deal with …

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GUEST OPINION: Sports events can burnish our image


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In a couple of weeks, Greater Des Moines will be bustling with student-athletes, coaches and fans from all over for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Regional Championship at Wells Fargo …

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TRANSITIONS: Recycling for dollars


As the week began, the Iowa Legislature hadn’t quite given up on extending the “bottle bill” regulations to cover more types of beverage containers. It’s a difficult situation, though. Opponents don’t want to create even …

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IowaBiz Blog: The curse of emotions

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IowaBiz Blog: The paradox of a new idea

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IowaBiz Blog: Where is that blasted 1099?

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OUR VIEW: Iowa ag can handle budget cut


Agriculture goes beyond the “too big to fail” category; it’s too important to fail.

And when banks and other industries were getting bailed out by the federal government during the recession, farmers were among the …

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The ‘Surprise Squad’ went viral


At Lava Row Inc., much of our work takes place behind the scenes: helping companies build an internal social media team, providing employees with best practices training for social platforms, brainstorming online integration with existing …

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TRANSITIONS: It’s just basic economics


Gasoline prices are rising, which will be bad for the U.S. economy. Although, as someone pointed out, it will inspire people to buy new cars with better gas mileage. Car-buying is a wonderful thing for …

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IowaBiz Blog: Short is sweet