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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 …
Tax cuts don’t always turn out the way we’re led to believe.
A friend who makes a comfortable income noted recently that the last big Iowa tax cut – the one that does away …
Think back on your career. Did you ever work for a leader who wielded power but failed to gain your loyalty or engagement? By contrast, can you recall a leader who used their position to …
Inflation was a hot topic even before the consumer price index hit a 40-year high of 6.8% in November.
“The speed of inflation in moving from zero to almost 7 percent is shocking and unsettling,” …
The copper-plated windows of the downtown library reflected the image of my friend K.C. It was a bright, cold day and his hooded figure was facing east as I approached.
“This will be interesting,” …
One of the most frequently used phrases I heard from business leaders and friends last year was something along the lines of: “When things get back to normal.” While some days I also feel nostalgic …
The last day of 2021 is a good time to dig into my ideas file and pull out a couple of Cliffs Notes versions.
One story I’ve wanted to write for some time is …
Next Tuesday, Dec. 28, is the 175th anniversary of President James K. Polk’s approval of statehood for Iowa, while noting in his diary “nothing of much interest occurred today.”
Polk’s 1846 diary entry is puzzling …
Hallways in the upper floors of the newly renovated Hotel Fort Des Moines are finished with a unique carpet that lists 10 events from the 102-year-old building’s history.
My favorite: “1939 – Police liquor squad …
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