From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library
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Posted September 11, 2023in Stray Thoughts
Iowa is about as far removed from an ocean as you can get. But this state figures in recent news reports about the U.S. Navy — and not in a puff-up-our-chest-with-pride way. One of the reports was a New York Times examination of the Navy’s largest ship-building budget in history,
Read More →(LeMars IA.) lowa Liberty Network hosting their lowa Liberty Festival on September 16, 2023 WHO: Iowa Liberty Network (PAC) WHAT: low Liberty Festival – Political Information and Fundraising Event WHEN: 1:00-7:00 PM CST, Saturday, September 16° WHERE: 7351 NW 100th St. Johnston, lowa Location contact: Barbara Clayton, (712) 330-1288 Iowa
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Posted September 07, 2023in Morain
It’s Labor Day Week; maybe a time to take a break from the regular routine and do a little dreaming. No requirement for actual success of any given suggestion — just a chance to chew over a few ideas. For instance, how about the idea of age limits for federal
Read More →DES MOINES – Skate DSM, announced it will host the 3rd Annual Des Moines Streetstyle Open, a skate contest from September 21 – 23. The Des Moines Streetstyle Open is modeled after what is known as the “best” international skate competition, the Copenhagen Open. This multi-day skate contest will take
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Posted September 06, 2023in Feature 1
With summer coming to a close soon, it will be time to break out those hoodies, don your stocking caps, and lace up your boots. Just because the temperatures drop doesn’t mean you should. Our guide to the fall season of events gives you plenty of reasons to keep your
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Posted September 06, 2023in Feature 2
Football is the new national pastime. It took down all competitors during the last 50 years. The game generates more interest than all other sports in the U.S. It sells the most advertising of all sports or entertainments. Fox Broadcasting said that this year’s Super Bowl hit $600 million in
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Posted September 06, 2023in Business Feature
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, direct replacement costs of an employee are as high as 50-60% of that employee’s annual salary. Those are the costs associated with recruiting, hiring and training a new employee. However, the total cost of turnover can equal 90-200% of that annual salary
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Posted September 06, 2023in Civic Skinny
Winter and construction may be known as Iowa’s two seasons, but it might be time to add a third: gambling. New research from casinos.com details gambling expenditures across several states and shows Iowans — and not just university athletes — have an affinity for placing bets that rivals those from
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Posted September 06, 2023in Political Mercury
Life at its best — the growth of family, development of friendships and pursuit of professional passions — is about addition, not subtraction. That’s the mindset I walked away with after a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) event at the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, a learning experience led by Des
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