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Posted February 10, 2022in Just Released

Des Moines Arts Festival® announces 2022 Jury

Jury selected artists for the 2022 Des Moines Arts Festival (Des Moines, IA) – Today a panel of five jurors completed their process of reviewing and selecting artists for the 25th Anniversary Des Moines Arts Festival® presented by Nationwide to be held June 24 – 26, 2022. The artists were

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Posted February 09, 2022in Just Released

Meet Six Writers at the February Local Author Fair Saturday, February 12 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Readers can meet and mingle with six local authors who will share their personal writing experiences as well as the various genres they write.  Geral Blanchard Awakening the Healing Soul: Indigenous Wisdom for Today’s World is a paradigm busting exploration of contemporary psychology and medicine that updates both professions with

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Posted February 08, 2022in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

From the beautiful MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts

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Posted February 08, 2022in Stray Thoughts

Lawmakers’ mixed message is puzzling Iowans

I’m confused, and I have a hunch I am not the only one. Are government mandates a bad thing — or are they good? My confusion comes because I hear what leaders in the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Kim Reynolds have said for months. It certainly seems as if, to

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Posted February 07, 2022in Just Released

Des Moines-Area Seniors Encouraged to Apply for Bank Iowa $500 Spirit of Chandy Scholarship

 Applications accepted now through March 25, 2022  (Des Moines, Iowa – Feb. 7, 2022) — For the ninth year, Bank Iowa is offering graduating high school seniors in the Des Moines area an opportunity to apply for the Spirit of Chandy Scholarship. Bank Iowa annually awards up to twenty $500

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Posted February 03, 2022in Stray Thoughts

Iowa school debate needs a lesson in civics

A seat at the table.   Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver provided that succinct explanation last week of what his fellow Republicans are looking to provide to Iowa parents as the state’s K-12 school districts wrestle with a host of controversies.   His colleague, Senate president Jake Chapman, set the tone

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Posted February 02, 2022in Feature 1

Best of Des Moines

The best. The ultimate. The elite. The untouchable. The Best Of Des Moines readers poll annually recognizes the premier local institutions and top-notch entities that have earned the attention — and the business — of our readers. Thousands of votes were cast this year by central Iowa residents in support

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Posted February 02, 2022in Feature 2

The proud carnivore

A relative recently told me that her daughter returned home from college for Christmas break and announced she was a vegan. She demanded to take meals by herself because she could no longer eat around meats, fish, cheese or the people who ate them, especially her brother.  A good friend

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Posted February 02, 2022in Business Feature, Business Journal

The business of Valentine’s Day

Red roses, boxes of candy, cards, dinners and diamonds — these expressions of love and affection are hits for Valentine’s Day, which is now one of the biggest annual retail holidays. The National Retail Federation reports that 2021 saw $21.8 billion spent on Valentine’s gifts for that special someone. The

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Posted February 02, 2022in Civic Skinny

University sabbaticals: robot handicaps, turtle DNA, mosquito hearing… and the boudoir

The following excerpts are a sample of the professional development assignments, also known as sabbaticals, that were approved by the Board of Regents for 2022-23 at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa.  Iowa State University: Debra Marquart, a distinguished English professor and former

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