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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Megyn Kelly talks about Ailes and ‘Bombshell’ in YouTube video

Megyn Kelly has kept her distance from “Bombshell,” a Hollywood awards contender that presents her as a key figure in exposing sexual harassment at Fox News. Until now, the New York Times reports. On Thursday, the former …

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NOTEBOOK: National Skills Coalition seeks to ramp up Iowa business connections

The leader of a national business group focused on closing the skills gap for American workers says it’s frustrating that funding more skills training doesn’t seem to be a top issue for any presidential candidate, …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Jan. 10 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Jan. 10 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: In Michigan, company proposing solar project sues township trying to block it

A company proposing an 850-acre solar array in rural Eaton County, Mich., has filed a lawsuit against a local township that has moved to block it, the Lansing State Journal reported in December. Benton Township’s interim zoning …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Jan. 3 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Jan. 3 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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NOTEBOOK: Evans: The questions I would like to ask ‘Berk’

Whenever a friend or relative dies, it’s not unusual to find ourselves dwelling on the conversations we wish had occurred or the questions that never got asked.

That certainly was true with my parents, Noel …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Students turn in their cellphones and write about living without them

A piece in the MIT Technology Review analyzes a trend many of us already know: Cellphones, when used too frequently, weaken our relationships with other people. The MIT professor who wrote the piece gave students extra …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: California’s example of the ill effects of growth

California’s median household income has grown about 17% since 2011, compared with about 10% nationally, adjusted for inflation, the New York Times reported. The state has a thriving $3 trillion economy with record low unemployment. But …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 27 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the December 27 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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NOTEBOOK: Mental health parity an elusive goal in Iowa and nationally

Mental health advocates in Iowa are hopeful that legislators will take up bills in the upcoming general session to advance parity in insurance coverage for mental health treatment. 

According to a recent report published by …