May 23, 2023 (DES MOINES, IOWA) — Timothy G. Laurent, EdD, was recently named as Mercy College of Health Sciences’ provost and vice president of academic affairs. Laurent was selected following an [...]
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Posted May 19, 2023in Stray Thoughts
In 2017, the Iowa Legislature responded to concerns from Gov. Terry Branstad and amended Iowa law to ensure when government employees are forced out of their jobs the reasons must [...]
Read More →Hoyt Sherman Place has secured a $200,000 naming rights gift from EMC Insurance Companies and construction began on the much-anticipated outdoor plaza with a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, May 10. [...]
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Posted May 18, 2023in Morain
Federal government whistleblowers have a champion in the U.S. Senate: Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa. We can measure a politician’s sincerity about a specific issue or policy by how consistently [...]
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (May 15, 2023) – The Greater Des Moines Partnership announced today that Jay Byers, President and CEO, will be leaving the organization to pursue a new [...]
Read More →GRIMES, IOWA – In two weeks over 2,000 Special Olympics Iowa athletes and Unified partners will converge at Iowa State University for the Annual Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games, May [...]
Read More →Iowa • May 11, 2023— Four Iowa craft breweries were awarded five category medals at the 2023 World Beer Cup®competition, presented by the Brewers Association®. The best beers in categories [...]
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Posted May 11, 2023in Morain
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”—Lord Acton, 1887 We usually hear this statement when someone wants to make a point about someone else, someone in power. I’m [...]
Read More →On Friday, May 19 (5AM- Noon), the 8th annual Cop on A Rooftop event will take place at participating Dunkin’s across Iowa. The event has raised a total of more than [...]
Read More →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. [...]
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