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Posted March 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. [...]

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Posted March 21, 2023in Letters

Evans misled by article about the 303 Creative case

Randy Evans, who is usually a defender of the First Amendment, has been misled by a New York Times article, written by David Cole, the national legal director of the [...]

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Posted March 20, 2023in Stray Thoughts

Is it right to treat big whales differently from small fish?

On a late summer afternoon in Bloomfield 40 years ago, the people of Iowa learned about an unofficial government principle we have seen repeated in recent weeks. Although this has [...]

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Posted March 16, 2023in Morain

03/16/23

Words can convey both meaning and opinion. They therefore can be weaponized, stretched beyond their literal usage, to win favor, or to bully, or to slander. Propagandists know the power [...]

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Posted March 14, 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. [...]

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Posted March 14, 2023in Stray Thoughts

Iowa out of step on access to police video

Every few months, someone is killed or injured by police somewhere in the United States under circumstances that lead to inevitable questions about what exactly occurred. Typically, answers come when [...]

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Posted March 09, 2023in Morain

03/09/23

Americans, as is our wont, continually focus on “the questions of the day.” Some of those issues change over time, but sometimes it takes a long time. And sometimes it’s [...]

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Posted March 07, 2023in Just Released

Iowa bankers help Iowa PBS raise over $18,000 at Annual Pledge Drive

JOHNSTON, IOWA (March 7, 2023) — Sixteen bankers from banks across the state helped kick off Iowa PBS’ annual pledge drive, known as Festival, which continues through March 12. Volunteers [...]

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Posted March 07, 2023in Just Released

DMACC Fashion Institute announces 9th Annual Spring Fashion Gala featuring ‘Funhaus’ theme

DMACC fashion students will showcase their designs during runway shows on April 21-22. The DMACC Fashion Institute (DFI) is pleased to announce its 9th Annual Spring Fashion Gala: FUNHAUS, which [...]

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Posted March 07, 2023in Just Released

Employer Strategies to Stifle Healthcare Inflation seminar

Pressure is mounting across multiple fronts that will lead to benefit cost challenges not felt in years. This session will provide context behind the “why” and offer insights into market [...]

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