“They’re chasing rainbows,” my friend K.C. said when our paths crossed near Terrace Hill on an unseasonably cold day.
I was rubbing my hands together to stay warm and the idea of chasing rainbows sounded …
For much of my business career, the words “mental health” were not part of the workplace lexicon. Far from it. At most of the places I worked, if one was struggling with a personal problem …
A recent blog by University of Iowa hydrologist Christopher S. Jones is titled: “Iowa is addicted to Cornography.”
The blog appeared days before the National Academy of Sciences published a new study that shows ethanol …
The Drake Observatory, located between the 17th and 18th holes on Waveland Golf Course, is perhaps the most unusual of six local buildings featured in three-minute videos produced by the Iowa Architectural Foundation.
The videos …
When I mentioned to a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) professional that I was planning to write a column on Black History Month, she commented that if we are only approaching DEI work in regards …
Submitted by Ali Payne, president of ethOs
The new year is a time to create personal goals, reset and refresh. At the same time, the winter season in Iowa can be a burden on many …
Midwinter musings about this year’s RAGBRAI route and Kyle Krause’s soccer stadium:
I’ve never ridden the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, but for many years retired Register writer Larry Fruhling and I …
The downy woodpecker outside our family room performs an elfin-like dance every morning before he eats. He lands on the redbud tree about 8 to 12 inches above a suet feeder and hops backwards until …
Here’s a walk down memory lane for you. Can you recall when your company started recycling? Or when you first started hearing about your company’s inclusion or environmental practices? These questions, which are part of …
When I read about the recent renovation of Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalarie art museum, it brought to mind three downtown Des Moines buildings – each is an architectural jewel, and all can be seen during a …
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