Et Cetera
Understanding total college cost
Adam VoigtsIowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation board memberAs a new school year begins, you and your middle or high school student might be thinking about what happens after high school. Before em...
What we're reading: Ice Breaker
Anastasia Allen is a fierce, dedicated, and competitive figure skater at UCMH, determined to make it into the Olympics. Every day, every meal, every practice session, is carefully planned with precisi... What we're reading: Before and After
You know that a few weeks ago I read 'Before We Were Yours' by Lisa Wingate, and I learned that many of you had read it as well! I needed to know more about the victims and adoption scandals. As an ad... What We're Reading: Hidden Valley Road Inside the Mind of an American Family
I really enjoy watching documentaries and I stumbled upon 'Six Schizophrenic Brothers.' The title caught my attention, and I watched all 3 episodes in one sitting. If a show, book or event impacts me ... What We're Reading: Eileen
What a strange, wicked, and bizarre gem! I waited almost three months on the Libby app for Ottessa Moshfegh's 'Eileen' and was not disappointed! If you fancy thrillers that are also female character s... What We're Reading: Sandwich
This weekend I finished 'Sandwich' by Catherine Newman, and within the first couple of chapters I laughed so hard I spit out my coffee; then the laughter turned to tears, and back again to laughter. T... What we're reading: 'Trick or Treat on Scary Street'
Halloween is Coming! We have several books just for the coming 'spooky season'! If you and your family aren't into stumbling around in the dark, while wearing an ill-fitting mask, and trying to naviga... What we're reading: The Kind Worth Killing
Fans of Gillian Flynn will certainly enjoy the thriller 'The Kind Worth Killing' by Peter Swanson (#1 in the series), for there is just something wildly entertaining about strangers meeting in an airp... Iowa Transfer of Wealth Study Reveals $128 Billion in Community Giving Potential
Iowa communities could lose billions of dollars in assets over the next decade, according to “Transfer of Wealth
Opportunity State of Iowa,” a recent study commissioned by the Iowa Council of Fo...
What we're reading: Long Island Compromise
I am so glad I stuck with this novel until completion even though it took me almost three weeks to finish! 'Long Island Compromise' by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a character study of generational trauma...