08/24/23
In weeks like this, it’s not hard to recognize that AAC life is certainly more comfortable than BAC life. That’s After Air Conditioning and Before Air Conditioning. The dividing line [...]
Read More →
Posted August 24, 2023in Morain
Posted August 23, 2023in Just Released
Des Moines Water Works accepts applications for William G. Stowe Citizen Water Academy
DES MOINES – The deadline is fast approaching to apply for the 2023 William G. Stowe Citizen Water Academy. Now in its fifth year, the Academy invites attendees to experience [...]
Read More →
Posted August 22, 2023in Just Released
2023 Iowa State Fair By The Numbers
DES MOINES, IA (08/21/2023) (readMedia)– Whether attendance, food, livestock, competitions, concerts or entertainment, the 2023 Iowa State Fair lived up to the theme, BEST DAYS EVER, during its 11-day celebration [...]
Read More →
Posted August 22, 2023in Stray Thoughts
Judicial ethics in Iowa differ from Washington ethics
There were more disclosures in recent days in the ongoing saga involving the ethical standards of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court — or, more accurately, the lack of ethical [...]
Read More →
Posted August 21, 2023in Just Released
Iowa Secretary of State Shares Final Results of Iowa State Fair Presidential Straw Poll
DES MOINES – Joe Biden and Donald Trump received the most votes for Democrats and Republicans, with Raymond Wagner and Chase Oliver tying in Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s [...]
Read More →
Posted August 18, 2023in Morain
08/18/23
Some inventions blow the mind. Medical science develops wonder drugs and precise instruments that leave us stunned with their diagnostic and curative powers. The harnessing of nuclear power rivals the [...]
Read More →
Posted August 15, 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), [...]
Read More →
Posted August 15, 2023in Stray Thoughts
It appears not every life in Iowa truly is sacred
Deanna Mahoney was like countless Iowa women through the years. She nurtured three children. She worked outside the home to supplement the family income. She loved bowling and mushroom hunting. [...]
Read More →
Posted August 10, 2023in Morain
08/10/23
Ever wonder why our Midwestern rural layout consists of 36 one-mile-square sections per township? Or where the Midwest’s emphasis on public education comes from? Or why slavery never gained a [...]
Read More →
Posted August 08, 2023in Just Released
State Library Awarded $246,000 Grant to Further Support Social Work Efforts in Iowa Libraries
The State Library has been awarded a grant of more than $246,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. [...]
Read More →
