Opinion

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Guest opinion: Don’t stop asking questions, even when people are looking to you for answers

By Wendy Current | Vice president, training and development officer at Ames National Corp.

When I submitted my proposal for this article several months ago, I planned to write about the importance of seeking “diversity of thought” …

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Guest opinion: 5 ways to be intentional during career transitions

By Dorene MacVey | Founder, iThrive31
As a coach, I spend a lot of time working with individuals who are going through career transitions – desiring something different but not knowing what that looks like. This can be difficult…
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McLellan: Look for the helpers

I have always loved the story that Mr. Rogers is credited with:

“When I was a boy, and I would see scary things on the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the …

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The Elbert Files: Shaping the future

Experience teaches that major developments tend to occur as sudden bursts of activity separated by much longer periods of relative dormancy. 

This is true in genetics, where archaeologists have learned that millenniums can pass without …

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Guest opinion: Growing in confidence

I have recently been working on increasing my confidence, both at work and in everyday life. It is something I know I need to improve, and others have encouraged me to do. It’s tough to…
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Guest opinion: Growing up bossy

How many times have you heard a parent tell their son to stop being bossy?

Think about how many times you’ve heard little girls called bossy. A lot? Too many.

 


For many women, myself …

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The Elbert Files: Des Moines’ Coliseum

For most of the first half of the 20th century, the Des Moines Coliseum occupied the downtown site where a federal courthouse is now being built.  

Although the Coliseum burned down in 1949, it remains …

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Guest opinion: Staying at home and practicing social distancing protects people like me

Submitted by Claire Richmond

When the news of COVID-19 contagion broke and zombie apocalypse-level panic ensued, I hoped that the masses were washing their hands. As so many people dismissed the illness as a mild …

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When the going gets tough, women are a competitive edge

By Suzanna de Baca | President and Group Publisher, Business Publications Corp.

How do women lead in crisis and change? How do you want to lead?

In recent weeks, and last week in particular, we have experienced …

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Guest opinion: One vote — and one woman — count

By Claudia Schabel | President, Schabel Solutions

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress …