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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 15 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 15 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 …

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NOTEBOOK: Pursuing Neil Armstrong

At a dinner that was part of ciWeek10 festivities, “First Man” author James R. Hansen spoke of the monumental task it turned out to be to persuade astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the …

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NOTEBOOK: Principal Classic and Pancakes

Doug Habgood became the new director of the Principal Charity Golf Classic in August. In talking to the Business Record about his new role, golf and managing all the details of a big sporting event, …

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NOTEBOOK: Branstad aims for Tibet, plans full Grassley in China

U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad has settled into life as in international diplomat in Beijing. It hasn’t all been about getting caught between U.S. economic interests and those of his longtime friend and tariff-setter, China President Xi …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Regulator slams Wells Fargo after CEO testifies to Congress

Wells Fargo received a rare — and highly public — rebuke from a top regulator minutes after CEO Tim Sloan finished testifying before a “combative” House panel on Capitol Hill, reports the Wall Street Journal. “We continue …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read:Frustrated at work? That might lead to your next breakthrough

When director Brad Bird decided to make a movie about misfits at Pixar, he turned to the frustrated misfits within his own halls — and “The Incredibles” was born. “We normally avoid frustrated people — …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Grinnell: The most badass town in the Midwest?

Here’s a quick article showering some national love on our eastern neighbor Grinnell. Jacqueline Kehoe, a writer for travel review website Matador, recently wrote about her experience in the town. Here’s her take: “This town, …

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Helping with hygiene

This may seem like a strange topic, but let’s broach the subject of feminine hygiene products. (Keep reading.)

A Johnston nonprofit will mark International Women’s Day today by working to help less fortunate women by …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 8 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 8 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 …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Wanna be a hipster? You’re not alone. And BTW, here’s why you all look alike.

One of my favorite scenes of all time is from the film “A Beautiful Mind,” in which Russell Crowe, in character as the brilliant mathematician John Nash, rips into a competitive classmate at a soiree …

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