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Posted April 27, 2018in Uncategorized
Posted April 27, 2018in Just Released
PARTNERSHIP’S TAUSCHECK WINS NATIONAL DRAKE ALUMNI AWARD
Tauscheck is the Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient GREATER DES MOINES, IA (April 27, 2018) – Tiffany Tauscheck, Chief Strategy Officer at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, has won the Young Alumni Achievement Award from the Drake University National Alumni Board. Tauscheck received the award at a ceremony on Thursday
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Posted April 27, 2018in Just Released
Former skinhead to speak against hatred at Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines
Frank Meeink was just 14 years old when he shaved his head and began recruiting people into the Neo-Nazi movement in Philadelphia. At the age of 18, he was arrested after nearly killing a man from a rival skinhead gang and kidnapping another man. While in prison, he befriended men
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Posted April 26, 2018in Just Released
DOWLING ALUMS PUT ON AN ORIGINAL PLAY
The Dowling Catholic Performing Arts Department will premier ”Smarty Pants,” an original musical production written by two alumni, Bridget Grace Sheaff and Theodore Bartemes, both 2010 graduates. The show will open in the Dowling Catholic auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26. Additional performances will take place on
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Posted April 25, 2018in Stray Thoughts
Big isn’t necessarily bad, but dumb certainly is
The executives at Wells Fargo & Co., nation’s third-largest bank, should send a nice sympathy card and a big bouquet of flowers to former president George H.W. Bush. Were it not for the death last week of Bush’s beloved wife Barbara, the latest installment in the ongoing scandals that have
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Posted April 25, 2018in Just Released
Erna Morain Named Waukee’s 2017 Citizen of the Year
Waukee, Iowa — Waukee Mayor Bill Peard recently named long-time resident and community advocate Erna Morain Waukee’s 2017 Citizen of the Year. The Citizen of the Year honor is given each year to an exemplary resident who represents the true spirit of community service. As Citizen of the Year, Erna
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Posted April 23, 2018in Just Released
Drake Relays increases community activities along Forest Avenue
The Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee has expanded its footprint this year with a community-friendly assortment of food vendors and attractions outside of Drake Stadium. A section of Forest Avenue in front of Drake Stadium will be transformed into a pedestrian-only footpath starting 2 p.m. Thursday, April 26, through the
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Posted April 23, 2018in Just Released
Restored Sculpture to be Reinstalled at Botanical Garden April 25-26
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 23, 2018)—Spectral Liberation, a 29-foot tall, rainbow-hued stainless steel sculpture, will be reinstalled Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26 at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden following restoration after it was damaged during a March 2017 accident. The Conservation Center in Chicago led the restoration
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Posted April 23, 2018in Just Released
Rebuild Cedar Bridge!
Madison County Chamber of Commerce: Madison County officials were called to the iconic Cedar Covered Bridge north of Winterset around 6 a.m. on April 15, 2017. The bridge was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. One of our worst fears was realized. Three teens have been charged with the
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Posted April 20, 2018in Just Released
Bishop names Dr. Barbara Quijano Decker as new Catholic Charities executive director
Bishop Richard Pates has named Dr. Barbara Quijano Decker, J.D. as the new executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Des Moines. In this role, she will oversee a staff of approximately 80 full- and part-time staff in Des Moines and Council Bluffs who serve those living in
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