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Posted August 12, 2019in Just Released

Disaster mitigation expert becomes best-selling post-apocalyptic author

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 [...]

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Posted August 09, 2019in Just Released

Some upcoming shows at Wooly’s

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 [...]

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Posted August 06, 2019in Just Released

MVP Law announces opening of West Des Moines branch and partnership with Iowa attorneys

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 [...]

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Posted August 06, 2019in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

“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 [...]

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Posted August 06, 2019in Stray Thoughts

Congress has dithered long enough on guns

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 [...]

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Posted August 05, 2019in Just Released

Waukee Public Safety Day is Tuesday, Aug. 6

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 [...]

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Posted August 05, 2019in Just Released

Iowa Community Development Allocates $767,000 to Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation

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 [...]

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Posted August 01, 2019in Just Released

Des Moines Art Center receives grant award from Humanities Iowa

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 [...]

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Posted August 01, 2019in Stray Thoughts

There is no asterisk in this disclosure law

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 [...]

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