11/30/23
News coverage of Gaza and Ukraine understandably focuses on how their respective wars are progressing. Bulletins report the advance and retreat of battle fronts, the tally of dead troops and [...]
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Posted November 30, 2023in Morain
Posted November 28, 2023in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
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), [...]
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Posted November 28, 2023in Stray Thoughts
Government should face up to care center concerns
A few months ago, I bumped into a former aide to Gov. Robert Ray. As we reminisced about the governor, our conversation turned to his nearly daily meetings with journalists. [...]
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Posted November 27, 2023in Just Released
Ellipsis Named Bank of America’s 2023 Neighborhood Champion®
Des Moines, IA – Bank of America today announced Ellipsis as the 2023 Neighborhood Champion® awardee for their work advancing economic mobility and building up underserved neighborhoods in Iowa. Through [...]
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Posted November 23, 2023in Morain
11/23/23
The Israel-Palestine conflict is among the world’s oldest, longest-lasting, and most intractable. Now officially 75 years old, dating from the creation of Israel in 1948, its actual origins predate that [...]
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Posted November 21, 2023in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
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), [...]
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Posted November 20, 2023in Stray Thoughts
Kindness is medicine that helps all of us
This is my favorite time of the year. There is no late-night bombardment from infernal fireworks like there is with the Fourth of July. There is not the pressure of [...]
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Posted November 20, 2023in Just Released
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA RAISES NEARLY FIVE MILLION AT 60TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
Des Moines, IA (November 17, 2023) – Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa (BGCCI) broke records November 17 in celebration of the organization’s 60th anniversary, raising nearly $5 million [...]
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Posted November 17, 2023in Just Released
Scooter’s Coffee® Presents $277,032 Donation to The Pink Agenda to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and Life-Saving Research
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 16, 2023 – Through a $277,032 check donation that was presented to The Pink Agenda today, Scooter’s Coffee will help the organization provide valuable resources such as [...]
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Posted November 16, 2023in Morain
11/16/23
Rooting for one political side or the other in America today increasingly resembles rooting for a sports team. They’re not the same thing. On the surface they do appear similar: [...]
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