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Posted March 29, 2022in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

From the dynamic 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 March 28, 2022in Morain

Democracy

A bill has been proposed in the Iowa Senate that would give enormous power to a minority in the Iowa Legislature. Not a racial, gendered, religious or ethnic minority, but [...]

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Posted March 28, 2022in Stray Thoughts

There’s more to being a leader than talking

  Through history, some political leaders have been outstanding orators. Boy, could they talk. They knew how to mobilize and move people with their words.   Think of Franklin Roosevelt and, [...]

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Posted March 22, 2022in Just Released

Second wave of artists announced for 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines

  DES MOINES (March 22, 2022) – The nonprofit 80/35 Music Festival announces the second wave of artists for the 13th edition of the festival, taking place July 8 – [...]

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Posted March 22, 2022in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

From the dynamic 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 March 22, 2022in Morain

When the state controls the media

Last week was Sunshine Week in the United States. It was not in Russia. The American Society of News Editors established Sunshine Week in 2005 to emphasize the importance of [...]

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Posted March 22, 2022in Just Released

Bank Iowa Hires Kathryn A. Sandie as Branch Manager

(West Des Moines, Iowa – March 22, 2022) – Bank Iowa today announced it has appointed Kathryn A. Sandie as branch manager for the West Des Moines community. Sandie brings [...]

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Posted March 21, 2022in Just Released

Exile Brewing Company Partners with Friends of Des Moines Parks for Fifth Annual Lemon Trail Ride

Exile Brewing Company (Des Moines, IA) has been partnering with Friends of Des Moines Parks in conjunction for their spring/summer seasonal, Lemon Trail. On Saturday, April 16th you can participate [...]

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Posted March 17, 2022in Morain

Making sense of Ukraine

I’m sitting here trying to write a column about Ukraine that makes sense. It’s hard to know where to start. A few nations are blessed, or cursed, to be situated [...]

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Posted March 15, 2022in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

From the dynamic 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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