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Tuesday, March 6, will be a historic day for Des Moines. It’s when residents of the city, rural Polk County and nine contiguous suburbs — Altoona, Bondurant, Clive, Grimes, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, West Des …
Who you are makes all the difference in the world.
Or so it seems.
Two examples illustrate this fact of modern-day life in our United States.
If you walk up to someone in Iowa and demand …
By Julie Wulfekuhle | Senior strategy consultant, Wells Fargo The #MeToo movement has given women a voice. A voice to share their personal stories about sexual harassment and assault; to stand up and say, “This is not OK anymore!” …
By Sasha Veenstra | Business development, Conference Event Management As a previous guest opinion writer shared, 95 percent of women are financial decision makers, 84 percent of married women are either solely or jointly responsible for …
The pending acquisition by EMC Insurance of the former Younkers store site at Seventh and Walnut streets creates a unique opportunity to add much-needed green space in the downtown core. Other large insurance companies, including …
Harassment has many forms and as we continue a much-needed conversation on the issue related to work, a good starting point is dealing with something everyone can relate to: the office bully. Everyone knows a …
As both a mom and a financial planner, I want my 1-year-old son, Brock, to grow up to be financially independent and make wise financial decisions. There are two significant truths that can help. First, …
The water quality bill passed by the Iowa Legislature is a joke.
A little math shows how big the joke really is.
The bill provides $13 million a year for just 12 years. At that …
Many moments in life pass by with nothing of importance filling them. They are empty, vacant, because you’re sleeping or surfing the web or doing laundry. You need that boring time to help you realize …
By Diane Ramsey | Co-founder, Iowa Women Lead Change This year has been declared “The Year of the Woman,” and I say: Bring. It. On! From the New Year’s announcement of #TimesUp – the initiative of …
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