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Digging back into Father’s Day advice, 20 years later
Always clean your shovel. Why? You may regret asking, but here goes ...
Jun 14
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May 2025
Warren Buffett’s greatest investment: Clear communication
Dollar by dollar, he built a fortune. Word by word, he cemented his legacy.
May 9
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Warren Buffett’s greatest investment: Clear communication
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April 2025
An improbable musical on the virtue of laziness has its world premiere in Iowa
After careers in ice cream and telecommunications, why wouldn't Fred Gratzon also try his hand at ... musical theater?
Apr 29
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An improbable musical on the virtue of laziness has its world premiere in Iowa
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We'll miss Jay Byers, who befriended all of central Iowa
The president of Simpson College and former CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership taught us to face the future with optimism, persistence, and…
Apr 18
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A good sort of spin: Record Store Day returns as young fans sustain old tech
Vinyl LPs are inconvenient, fragile, and exist outside the algorithms. Somehow their vintage charm keeps enticing young music fans to flock to our…
Apr 11
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No meltdown here: Gen X has the healthiest relationship with tech
Gen Xers have been savvy adapters, not woebegone slackers, when it comes to riding the ever-rising digital tide.
Apr 3
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No meltdown here: Gen X has the healthiest relationship with tech
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March 2025
A Des Moines centennial worth celebrating
This bedrock cultural institution in our capital city has endured for 100 years—and defied national trends for the second half of its lifespan.
Mar 15
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Why Substack strives to 'encourage a better kind of culture,' according to its co-founder
Hamish McKenzie of Substack sat down with members of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative for a deep dive on what makes his publishing platform tick (and…
Mar 2
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Why Substack strives to 'encourage a better kind of culture,' according to its co-founder
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February 2025
A century of the New Yorker and 50 years of 'SNL': Our cultural yin and yang
The anniversaries of two revered New York institutions converge in 2025--saying more than you may realize about where we find ourselves in our modern…
Feb 11
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January 2025
How bicycling is building a better future (and already is worth $1.4B annually to Iowa)
I spent part of my weekend at a pair of events that reminded me of the power of two-wheel culture and how Iowa plays a central role.
Jan 27
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How bicycling is building a better future (and already is worth $1.4B annually to Iowa)
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1 small book on how to stay inspired and surprise even ourselves with our work
My New Year's reading recommendation: Jeff Tweedy's songwriting book is a guide to the broader creative process for nearly anybody.
Jan 6
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1 small book on how to stay inspired and surprise even ourselves with our work
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December 2024
Lifelong creativity: ‘A Complete Unknown’ and Bob Dylan’s ‘other things’
As a movie, how does it feel? Pretty great. But "A Complete Unknown" also evokes thoughts of what it means to stay creative long after the first flush…
Dec 26, 2024
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