My father, who died in 1990, would be shocked at the state of 21st-century American infrastructure.
Willis Elbert was a materials inspector for the Iowa Department of Transportation, where one of his jobs required him …
As I walked along the Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge on the Principal Riverwalk during one of our warmer winter days, the critical role women have played as advocates for change became evident. From Carrie …
When James Taylor Guy was a teenager in Glendora, Calif., in the late 1990s, he wanted a tattoo like the one his grandfather, a Navy veteran, had.
Guy, whose professional name is Taylor Made, and …
United Way of Central Iowa marks its 100th anniversary this year, making now a good time to begin a yearlong look at how it became one of the most consistently successful nonprofits in the country, …
BY TERRI MORK SPEIRS | Director of marketing and communications, Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
An economic conundrum that has gone unresolved for decades is Iowa’s reputation for paying low wages.
Low pay is responsible for a large part of the so-called brain drain that has resulted in so many …
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