A field of area businesses races
to capitalize on the economic impact of the
Drake Relays
A “drove,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary,
is a crowd of people moving or acting together.
As defined by Des Moines, it’s the Drake Relays.
Drake Stadium is a true exhibit of the Iowa-coined
adage, “If you build it, they will come,” and
year after year they come in droves to one of
the city’s oldest neighborhoods to partake in
one of its most celebrated and illustrious events.
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The
Sound Meet Superchief
Formed four years ago after Monroe and Terranova’s
previous band, The Howling Suns, disbanded,
Superchief is a staple of the local music scene
and regularly plays out of state as well, as
funds and time allow.
“We’ve all got full-time jobs,” Monroe said.
“So we don’t get to (tour) as much
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Civic
Skinny
Great GOP Statehouse minds think alike. Or
plagiarize.
Life is full of coincidences: On March 23,
retiring legislator Scott Raecker wrote a column
for his newsletter raising questions about the
tuition set-aside at state universities
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While politicians argued about whether an upper
case Buffet (Rule) would retard the economy
or pay off excessive government spending, two
lower case buffets set new standards in Des
Moines. Read
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Political
Mercury
‘Iowa Nice’ vaults to more prominence in Webbys
Which one of these things is not like the other?
ESPN, Epoch Films, Warner, Walt Disney Bros.,
Politico and Iowa Filmmakers.
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Locker
Room C.A.R.E.
5K & 10K Run and Walk
Annual
event promotes organ donation
Six years ago, Ted
Cochran was just like every other normal
American. But all that changed in August
2006 when Cochran needed a life-saving
kidney transplant.
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