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 [...]
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Posted February 10, 2022in Just Released
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: [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 — [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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