Posted November 29, 2022in The Culture Buzz
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 November 29, 2022in Stray Thoughts
A couple of generations ago, an up-and-coming Arkansas retailer was spreading out across America, and Kenneth Stone was inundated with requests to speak around Iowa and far beyond about the company. Stone was an economics professor at Iowa State University. His expertise was retail sales and business management. Merchants and
Read More →Funding will assist with expenses related to training and veterinary assistance. DES MOINES, IA – Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) has been awarded a $48,632 grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) to offer preventative assistance to horse owners in need and
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Posted November 24, 2022in Morain
A little more than four years ago—on October 2, 2018—prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi, 59, was murdered in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul, Turkey. Khashoggi had been living in the United States for a number of years and writing for prestigious publications, especially the Washington Post. Both
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Posted November 21, 2022in Stray Thoughts
It won’t be long before empty parking spaces near the Iowa Capitol will be as hard to find as a compromise between Democrats and Republicans. The Legislature returns to Des Moines on Jan. 9, more firmly in Republican control than it was on May 24, when this year’s session ended.
Read More →Unemployment rate ticks up as national rate increases DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s labor force participation rate held steady at 67.7 percent despite the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increasing to 2.9 percent in October. The increase last month came as more than 2,200 Iowans joined the labor force looking for work
Read More →Governor Kim Reynolds and First Gentleman Kevin Reynolds cordially invite families to attend this year’s Christmas at Terrace Hill, a festive and fun holiday experience at the Iowa Governor’s Residence and National Historic Landmark. The event will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2022 from 1:00-4:00 pm. Guests will enjoy:
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Posted November 17, 2022in Morain
Iowa is a red state. Period. The Republican victories in the state last week rivaled the GOP’s dominance in Iowa back in the years following the Civil War, when most Iowans connected Democrats to the Southern rebellion. Both houses of the Iowa legislature now have Republican majorities of about two
Read More →DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today released a new report showing fall enrollment at Iowa’s 15 community colleges experienced a slight rebound following several years of decreases, which were heightened by impacts of the pandemic. According to the 2022 Fall Enrollment Report, fall enrollment across Iowa’s community
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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