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The Elbert Files: Coppolas honor Sani legacy

Herman Sani, the namesake of an Iowa signature golf tournament, was an early 20th-century businessman who saved Hyperion Field Club from bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

Nearly 80 years later, three Coppola brothers led by …

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Guest Opinion: The power of staying the course

BY PARITOSH KASOTIA | Founder and CEO, Unfolding Energy

 

Many of us grow up with big dreams and big ideas. As we experience the real world and go through the ebb and flow of …

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The Elbert Files: The return of rats with antlers

The deer are back, and I need a BB gun. You know, an air rifle, the shoot-your-eye-out kind that Ralphie wanted in the “Christmas Story” movie.

Mind you, I haven’t actually seen any deer recently, …

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The Elbert Files: D.M. man’s $10 million yacht sinks

Des Moines businessman Nixon Lauridsen is the plaintiff in an unusual lawsuit over the sinking of his $10 million yacht. The misfortune occurred on the evening of May 18, 2014, just as the 90-foot-long vessel …

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Guest Opinion: Volunteering brings personal, professional growth

BY MICHELLE DeCLERCK | Founder, Conference Event Management   Editor’s Note: This piece by Michelle DeClerck is the fourth 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: Three bad moves

We all make bad decisions, but three recent news items show how bad things can look when people don’t see the larger picture.

Let’s begin with the story last week about Mary Jane White, the …

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Guest Opinion: Intervention for re-invention

BY TIFFANY O’DONNELL | Chief operating officer, Iowa Women Lead Change

 

Editor’s Note: Tiffany O’Donnell, chief operating officer of Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC), officially begins her position July 6. This is her first guest …

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The Elbert Files: K.C.’s ‘standing army’ question

My friend K.C. was walking west on Grand Avenue near 44th Street when we met one day last week. It was right after Jeb Bush and Donald Trump had announced for president, and K.C. was …

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Guest Opinion: Lessons from six months in business

BY AMY NEBONS | Owner, Blink Events LLC When I wrote my first guest column for Lift IOWA back in February, I was in the clouds, filled with excitement and adrenaline over taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. …
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The Elbert Files: Reflecting on our bad choices

The recent book “Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession and the Uses — and Misuses — of History” provides much insight into both events, but its most compelling story is about what …