Opinion

Opinion: Talk is cheap – and Iowans are paying with their lives

There are a number of variations on the colloquialism of “talk is cheap.”  Unfortunately, this phrase characterizes what our state government has done to arrest Iowa’s alarming increase in cancer incidence rates over the past year.  Bills providing state funding…

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By Dennis G. Visser / Guest Column Some of us in Eastern Iowa work in industries…

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By Sherry Bonelli / Guest Column You might have heard somewhere that email is “dead”…

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By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column Only about a third of workers in the United…

Like people, not all personality tests are similar

By John Langhorne / Guest Column Recently, the Wall Street Journal had an article with…

Health Care: New UI track teaches medical students business skills

By Jean Robillard / Guest Column A lot of people – health care providers among…

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By Nancy Garberson / Guest Column When I am teaching marketing, I sometimes hear my…

5 digital marketing trends to help grow your business

By Sherry Bonelli / Guest Column When it comes to digital marketing, the only certainty…

Begin the conversation of making medical decisions

By Mike Heinrich/Guest Column What would you do if you needed someone to speak on…

Health Care: Begin conversation of making medical decisions

By Michael Heinrich What would you do if you needed someone to speak on your behalf due…