Where is the music of food?
Why are there so many songs written about cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin and so few written about food? Food is the subject of at least as many movies as drugs. [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in The Dish
Posted December 04, 2019in Accounting
How do S corporation shareholders deduct health insurance premiums?
More than 2 percent owner of S corporations are allowed to deduct 100 percent of the owners health insurance premiums as long the owner pays him(her)self a reasonable salary. To [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Des Moines Forgotten
Holiday window displays were works of art
P.T. Barnum would have been impressed by the showmanship. The holidays have arrived whether I want them to or not. We have worked all year for this moment when we [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Human Resources
What’s a good bonus strategy?
At the end of the year, many companies begin to think about bonuses. Bonuses are an important part of keeping employees happy and motivated. Employers tend to give one of [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Sound Circuit
Dust Radio
Blues morphed into rock and roll When Dust Radio plays a new venue, they only bring their guitars, playing a repertoire of originals and covers. The band’s founder, James Nicholson, [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Rants & Reason
Yes, Santa, there was a Virginia!
…and other Yuletide thoughts OK. OK. I didn’t really interview the Virginia who was 8 when she wrote the famous 1897 letter asking The New York Sun, “Is there a [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Duffy
Posted December 04, 2019in Lunch With...
Kelly Norris at Trellis
“Gardens are never the same twice; they always go off on new riffs.” Kelly Norris is the Director of Horticulture and Education for the Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens (GDMBG). [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Say goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020. How can you best celebrate the New Year? With live music, of course. Keep reading for your musical New Year’s Eve options. [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Your View
