The bookselling industry was in disarray when Alice Meyer opened Beaverdale Books 10 years ago. Roughly 60 percent of the nation’s independent bookstores had folded during the previous 15 years. In fact, the month after …
Des Moines lawyer Leon Shearer has written a book that most people will find boring but which should be required reading for all elected officials in Iowa.
The title is “A Management Handbook for Public …
In the fifth installment of her six-part series about how her experience waiting tables has served her well throughout her career, Andrea Hansen talks about how accountability and diplomacy can often turn a bad situation …
Politicians take credit when the economy does well and blame others when it doesn’t, although the truth is that government can do little beyond imposing embargoes and trade tariffs that has much direct impact.
That …
I remember the moment clearly. It was the moment I realized things were different for women in the working world than they …
I have a confession. I’ve been trying to make sense of Iowa’s tax code, which is something my accountant, Ted, has advised me never to do.
Ted tells the story about one of his tax …
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