Posted March 14, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Many years ago, I sat at the kitchen table of a pots-n-pans salesman from Pleasant Valley. We didn’t talk about cookware. He was laying out with lots of precision why the United States government had no legal basis for prosecuting him for willfully refusing to file federal income tax returns.
Read More →The Polk County Board of Supervisors presented a $100,000 Community Development Grant to the UNI@DMACC Partnership during a press conference held on Tues., March 8, at the DMACC Urban Campus in Des Moines. The grant will help offset construction costs of the new UNI@DMACC Partnership office and learning space located
Read More →Des Moines, IA – March 9, 2022 – The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) Legislative Champion Award was established in 2020 to recognize an IPA member who has shown exemplary service in partnering with the association to advance the profession of pharmacy through advocacy efforts. On behalf of the Iowa Pharmacy
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Posted March 09, 2022in Morain
For decades I’ve thought of myself as pretty much a liberal. I favor empowerment of average people, the right of all individuals to decide their own value system, a living wage for working people, no discrimination in law and employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
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Posted March 08, 2022in The Culture Buzz
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 Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — At the March 7, 2022 regular meeting of the Waukee City Council, the Council approved the appointment of Brad Deets as Waukee’s new City Administrator, effective April 1. Deets, the City’s current Assistant City Administrator, will follow in the footsteps of outgoing City Administrator Tim Moerman, who
Read More →Michigan’s largest deposit container recycler expands operations to Iowa Kalamazoo, MI, March 8, 2022 – Schupan and Sons, Inc., a global materials recycler, processor, distributor and manufacturer, announced its acquisition of Des Moines, Iowa based Mid America Recycling. The official announcement was made Tuesday, March 8th. “Mid America Recycling’s multi-material
Read More →Will race up hundreds of steps in Lung Association event, May 7 DES MOINES, Iowa (March 7, 2022) – With a father living with asthma and a mother suffering from COPD, respectively, Jeremy Brogaard and Daniel Martinez, Jr. from the Kanawha Fire Department are raising awareness and funds to help eliminate lung disease.
Read More →featuring Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (March 7, 2022) — Hy-Vee, Inc. and INDYCAR announce that four award-winning music acts will perform live during Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend, July 22-24, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Tickets for Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend are
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Posted March 07, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Des Moines Superintendent Thomas Ahart has been a lightning rod during the past three years over the way Iowa’s public schools have responded to the Covid pandemic. Ahart announced last week that he is leaving, effective June 30. But the Des Moines school board ensured that Ahart will continue to
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