Posted December 12, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Few people like being told what they must do. Lorie Smith is one of them. The suburban Denver, Colo., business owner, a devout Christian, builds websites for customers. She wants to expand her business and begin building websites for couples who are planning weddings. But she is adamant that she
Read More →Grimes, Iowa – Special Olympics Iowa will induct the 2022 inaugural class, 9 individuals, into the Special Olympics Iowa Hall of Fame on December 15th. The Hall of Fame class includes Bobby Johnson (Waterloo), Deb Eldred (West Des Moines), Jody Sheriff (Greenfield), Joe and Eileen Wilson (Cedar Falls), Kim Lively
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Posted December 08, 2022in Morain
Christmas music has returned for the season, and we will hear it for the next three weeks or so wherever we go and wherever we listen. I knew the background story of “Silent Night,” but that’s about the only carol with whose origins I was familiar. Research turns up some
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (Dec. 7, 2022) – Tell all the book lovers in your life to keep their calendars free on Saturday, March 25 for the 2023 DSM Book Festival at Capital Square in Downtown Des Moines (DSM). The Festival connects people who love books with people who create
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (Dec. 6, 2022) – Downtown Des Moines (DSM) residents and guests will be in store for another surprise and delight activation this December through a temporary interactive art installation in the Historic East Village called “EXPosure.” EXPosure will be installed in the Historic East Village at
Read More →Des Moines, IA — The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has received a $40,000 donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to buy beds and mattresses to help resettle Afghans and other refugees in Iowa. “When refugees arrive in the United States, they have very
Read More →Hon. Teree Caldwell-Johnson has been elected as Chair of the National Civic League. Teree serves as the CEO of Oakridge Neighborhood and Oakridge Neighborhood Services. Additionally, Teree has held many positions in local government ranging from serving as Chair on the Des Moines Public School Board to serving as Polk
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Posted December 06, 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 December 05, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Judging from the furrowed brows and dire predictions in Iowa, you might have thought a national Democratic Party committee had voted to eliminate motherhood and apple pie last week. Actually, what the committee eliminated were Iowa’s first-in-the-nation Democratic precinct caucuses — a quirky, though coveted, kick-off role for Iowa Democrats
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Christmas rest and peace
Christmas is a good time to catch up on your pumpkin pie eating. Pecan pie seems readily available, so this, too, is a good option. Try to drink one glass of eggnog during the season of joy. Eggnog does have some calories and fat grams, but one glass won’t hurt
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