Opinion

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The Elbert Files: Iowa’s ‘Monty Pythons’ retire

Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre gave their final performance last weekend in Berkeley, Calif., or so they said.

If you’ve never seen Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre — and there’s a good chance you haven’t — they’re …

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Guest Opinion: Internships offer valuable experience

BY ABIGAIL MEIER | Former intern, Iowa Women Lead Change Editor’s note: Last week, Brianne Fitzgerald with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa wrote about the importance of companies providing emerging female talent with internship opportunities. Sticking…
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The Elbert Files: Something completely different

The 1970s BBC TV show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” occasionally introduced comedy sketches with the line: “And now for something completely different.” Which is how I felt when I saw a news release about Des …

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Guest Opinion: Building the next generation of female leaders through internships

  BY BRIANNE FITZGERALD  Marketing and communications director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa


If you are like me, you could reflect on your internship in college and find a mixed bag of emotions.…
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The Elbert Files: A history of farm tenancy laws

Roughly half of all Iowa’s farmland is under contract to tenant farmers, and anyone familiar with agriculture knows that two significant dates for farmland leases are Sept. 1, the deadline for giving notice of termination, …

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Ready for a baby? Lessons from a hyper-involved YP couple

Editor’s Note: 
Both Mike and Kate Banasiak are Forty Under 40 winners. They’ve been hopelessly involved in various young professional groups, hold or have held leadership positions in groups all over the city, donate their …

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Guest Opinion: Benefit through accessibility to leaders

BY MICHELLE DeCLERCK | Founder, Conference Event Management Editor’s Note: This piece by Michelle DeClerck is the fifth in a seven-part series focusing on the importance of community involvement and volunteering for women to grow…
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The Elbert Files: Creating a dark future

“Why is Terry Branstad so down on Iowa?”

My old friend K.C. posed that question last week when our paths crossed in the 2300 block of Grand Avenue in the shade of tall oak trees. …

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Leaders Survey 2015

For our annual Business Record Leaders Survey, we surveyed the Business Record audience on 18 business issues in order to capture the pulse of our readers.


Below we have the results of all the questions…
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YES OR NO: Is Netflix’s new unlimited parental leave policy a good idea?

 

While some are calling Netflix’s new parental leave policy — one that allows employees to take off however long they feel they need during their child’s first year of life, with pay — is …