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Aug 27, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Amanda Jones |Becky Kolosik
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”The author of that quote is Oprah Winfrey, which may surprise some of you, as she seems to have a lot. But, as we all know, money isn’t the answer to every problem. In fact, it is rarely a real cure for the challenges our world throws at us.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Becky Kolosik
Welcome to the Friday mailbag where you will find some of the comments, questions and ideas sent recently by readers of this newsletter or our publications. They are edited for space and clarity. “In 1980, I started a career as a pharmaceutical representative covering most of Iowa (News headlines, Oct. 18, 2024). At that time, there were more than 80 independent drug stores just in Des Moines. Each was unique, with individual owners and personalities.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Becky Kolosik
“Ever since I was a young boy, I’ve played the silver ball.”Of course, those are the opening lines of The Who’s 1969 classic, “Pinball Wizard.”I was just a year old when the song was originally released for the rock opera “Tommy,” but it has lived on for generations of players like me who grew up dropping coins in pinball machines. Many of us simply couldn’t resist the challenge of those bumpers, buzzers, lights, bells, flippers — and the silver ball.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Cyote Williams |Becky Kolosik
Government vs. fruit farmers, international version. Durian, both the sweetest and foulest smelling fruit, is a booming commodity. This century, China’s middle class discovered its mysterious allure, doubling demand and prices. Malaysia supplies much of that demand in China, Thailand and Singapore — the top consumers of durian. Traditionally, Malay durian has been free farmed in remote mountain regions where the trees thrive.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Kristian Day |Cyote Williams |Becky Kolosik
Publisher’s note: I wrote the following column on Friday, July 12, prior to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Despite the seriousness of the situation, and the unfortunate division of our country, I decided to still run the column, with the idea that we could all use a moment of laughter during this time. This column, by no means, is intended to diminish or overlook the seriousness of an attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
dmcityview.com | Jackie Wilson |Ashley Rullestad |Becky Kolosik |Chantel Boyd
Walks of Life 4/3/2024For some people, vacationing is a part of their routine. They plan, take and enjoy numerous trips to see the sights and “get away” from the usual hustle and bustle of life. They enjoy good times and make fond memories. They share photos and stories, but it isn’t long before they are looking forward to their next excursion.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Becky Kolosik
Welcome to an extra edition of the mailbag where you will find some of the comments, questions and ideas sent recently by subscribers of this newsletter or our publications. They are edited for space and clarity. “What you described in your column more than makes the case for every business, including yours, to have a business continuity plan (Outage, June 3, 2024). Even a rudimentary plan puts you a leg up in time of need.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Becky Kolosik
Welcome to an extra edition of the mailbag where you will find some of the comments, questions and ideas sent recently by subscribers of this newsletter or our publications. They are edited for space and clarity. “Shane, I don't recall having a piggy bank when I was growing up (Piggy banks, March 19, 2024). I had something even better — a bank book! Remember the passport-sized book the bank gave you when you opened a savings account?
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Kristian Day |Becky Kolosik
Wake-up and smell the garbanzos. As reported here several times this year, coffee beans are having a hard time dealing with global warming. So much so that there is a serious movement to manufacture synthetic coffee. Scientists have been thwarted for decades in efforts to create synthetic cacao, a cousin of coffee. But there is optimism that coffee will be easier. Such pseudo coffee is being made from a variety of ingredients, including chickpeas and “upcycled” agricultural waste like date pits.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | David Rowley |Becky Kolosik
Welcome to an extra edition of the mailbag where you will find some of the comments, questions and ideas sent recently by subscribers of this newsletter or our publications. They are edited for space and clarity. “Hi, Shane. My longtime friend (we don’t say ‘old’ friends) Marsha and I were neighbors as children and began exchanging May Day Baskets early on (May Day Baskets, May 1, 2024). We still exchange them after 75 years! For a few years when she lived in Chicago, we mailed them to each other.
