Military Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 18, 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rosemount Community Center, Prairie Meadows Hotel, 1 Prairie Meadows Drive, Altoona. The Altoona/Des Moines RAD is sponsored by the Iowa (Des Moines) Area Council, working closely with the Fort McCoy, Wis. Retirement
Read More →This fall feels like a triumph in so many ways. After two years of persistent struggle, we are back in full form at the club with a truly stellar lineup of performers. From our most beloved local partners to the incredible regional stars & topped off with some new nationally
Read More →And the winner is… local theater in greater Des Moines for returning to the stage after the pandemic finally moved out of the spotlight. After skipping a year, the seventh (almost) annual Cloris Awards will honor eight local theater companies that produced 33 shows during the 2021-2022 season. The outdoor ceremony
Read More →11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time. Broadcast regionally on KFMG 98.9 FM; Simultaneously streaming globally through www.kfmg.org From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news. — John Busbee for The Culture
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Posted August 08, 2022in Morain
U.S. Senate Democrats passed their omnibus Inflation Reduction Act last Sunday 51 to 50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. They did so under so-called “reconciliation” rules, which require only a simple majority to pass bills related to appropriations, rather than the usual filibuster-blocking 60-vote margin. The
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Posted August 08, 2022in Stray Thoughts
People in the health care field have worked their tails off since the Covid pandemic hit Iowa with a vengeance in 2020. Doctors, nurses and all manner of technicians and support staff have performed heroically under circumstances that often were trying. But the death this year of a patient at
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Posted August 04, 2022in Morain
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) on Wednesday of last week announced they had reached agreement on a comprehensive economic policy bill that, if adopted, would be the most consequential national legislation in recent years. It was a stunning announcement. Whether congressional
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Posted August 03, 2022in Feature 1
Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Skillet, Brooks & Dunn, Nelly, Demi Lovato, Alanis Morissette, ZZ Top, John Crist, Kane Brown, Disturbed and more bring their music to Iowa State Fair attendees — and that’s just the Grandstand acts. Look inside for details on the full music scene. John Cooper never thought
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Posted August 03, 2022in Feature 2
After Morgan Spurlock began his decent to infamy by making a documentary movie about eating an all-McDonald’s diet, a survey asked Americans what they would choose to eat if they could only eat one kind of food. Hamburgers were the first choice but, more surprisingly, tacos finished second. What is
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Posted August 03, 2022in Business Feature
Lacie Navin’s father struggled with fibromyalgia for years. Pain and sleep medications continued to pile on top of each other until a family friend introduced them to cannabidiol (CBD). Her father tried a topical pain cream and a tincture. “In four months’ time, he ended up weaning off of everything
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