Historic Valley Junction will hold its annual Arts Festival on Sunday, May 19 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Many Iowa and regional artists and craftspeople will have their booths located on Fifth Street in West Des Moines, in the heart of Historic Valley Junction. A wide variety of items
Read More →Wild face must-win contest in Game 6 Monday night in Chicago. Iowa Wild (5-5) fell to the Chicago Wolves (6-4) by a score of 7-4 Friday evening, setting up a must-win Game 6 in Chicago on Monday for the Wild. Chicago took a 1-0 lead at 3:09 in the first
Read More →Quarterback Daquan Neal’s nine touchdown performance, including a wild dive in the end zone as time expired, powered the Iowa Barnstormers (9-1) to a 59-56 victory over the Quad City Steamwheelers (3-7) on Saturday, May 11 at Wells Fargo Arena. Quad City opened with the ball and went to work
Read More →On Friday, May 24, the Des Moines Art Center will open Jeffrey Gibson: I Was Here, which runs through Sept. 22, in the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery. For the past two decades, artist Jeffrey Gibson has been producing work that addresses themes such as race, gender, sexuality, and
Read More →The Interrobang Film Festival (IFF) is proud to announce the 53 films from nine different countries that made it past the cutting room floor to be screened over the three days of the Des Moines Arts Festival June 28-30. Part juried competition, part public screening and part workshop, the unique
Read More →The first Harry Potter novel was released in 1997, and Iowa muggles ever since have yearned to attend their own school of wizardry. Alas, there have been no schools this side of the ocean—until now. Word is that on May 18 and 19, a portal will open to allow common
Read More →The Des Moines Symphony will present the final concert in its 2018-2019 Spotlight at the Temple Concert Series on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Spotlight at the Temple is a unique concert experience curated by Des Moines Symphony musicians and performed in an intimate atmosphere. At the May event,
Read More →Residents of Greater Des Moines are invited to share their opinions on 176 roadway capacity projects that could be eligible for federal funding over the next 30 years. The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is in the process of updating the Long-Range Transportation Plan for the Greater Des
Read More →The Des Moines Police Department is currently investigating a report of a mountain lion sighting within the City. Video from the area of 31st and I-235 is being examined to confirm the presence of the animal. Additional will information will be shared as it becomes available. Please exercise an abundance
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Posted May 08, 2019in Stray Thoughts
A friend of mine, a Korean War veteran, was talking last week about a mutual friend of ours, who also served in the Korean War. Opinionated would accurately describe both men. They often argued over issues, each one trying to shoot holes in the other’s point of view. Then one
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