Central Iowa resident Nicholas Sansbury Smith goes from Valley High School to the University of Iowa to the bestseller list. After a decade of working for Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, local 30-something Nicholas Sansbury Smith decided to go a different direction. The young professional remembers having a passion
Read More →Wooly’s is located at 504 E. Locust in downtown Des Moines’ East Village. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.woolysdm.com. The Cerny Brothers Sunday, Aug. 25 Doors: 6 p.m. / Show: 7 p.m. $10-$12 DED Wednesday, September 25 Doors: 7 p.m. / Show: 7:30 p.m. $15-$20 Buku Stylust,
Read More →McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips is excited to announce the expansion of the firm’s legal services in Iowa with the opening of a West Des Moines office. MVP has established a legacy of providing efficient and effective workers’ compensation, general liability, and employment law representation for Iowa employers and insureds.
Read More →“Failure has a thousand explanations. Success doesn’t need one.” – Alec Guinness, Academy Award-winning actor (1914-2000) Are you curious about where I find these quotes? Dr. Mardy Grothe is considered the foremost authority on quotations, and offers a weekly newsletter (free, quick read, always great content) and use his online
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Posted August 06, 2019in Stray Thoughts
How many more will it take? How many more mass shootings? How many more bodies of adults and children will need to pile up — in the aisles of retail stores, in churches, in the classrooms and corridors of schools, in offices, in movie theaters, in nightclubs? How many more
Read More →What: The Waukee Police and Fire Departments will host the annual Waukee Public Safety Day. This event aims to educate citizens about various safety measures and to create a neighborly environment in which the public can interact with police officers and firefighters. The event will feature an array of activities
Read More →Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation is the honored recipient of more than $760,000 in support of its building expansion The Next 100 Years from Iowa Community Development. Hoyt Sherman Place: The Next 100 Years focuses on expanding and updating its historic facility and increasing accessibility for its patrons and performers. The
Read More →The Des Moines Art Center has received a major grant award of $10,060 from Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities, in support of exhibition programming in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition Monument Valley, on view Oct. 4 – Jan. 12. Monument Valley is a
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Posted August 01, 2019in Stray Thoughts
When he was governor, Terry Branstad often voiced his frustration that he was not able to comment on the reasons a state government employee was fired or demoted. In Branstad’s view, the public — the taxpayers of Iowa — deserved to know why the action was taken against the employee.
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