This is not what leadership looks like
These days, with political campaigns that seem to go on forever, Iowans may not recognize the significance of what occurred at polling places across the state on November 5, 1968. [...]
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Posted January 29, 2024in Stray Thoughts
Posted January 29, 2024in Just Released
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $14 Million in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities in Iowa
DES MOINES – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.16 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Awards for over 7,000 projects that provide housing [...]
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Posted January 29, 2024in Just Released
TSA intercepts gun at Des Moines International Airport
DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Friday. This is the second firearm [...]
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Posted January 29, 2024in Just Released
Certified enrollment for 2023-24 holds steady; 16,757 ESA participants enrolled at Iowa accredited nonpublic schools
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Education announced 2023 fall certified enrollment numbers for public school districts, accredited nonpublic schools and certified participation in the Students First Education [...]
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Posted January 26, 2024in Just Released
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Named to America’s 250 Best Hospitals™ for 2024
Clive, Iowa; January 25, 2024 – MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has been recognized as one of the 250 top hospitals in the country by Healthgrades as part of its [...]
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Posted January 25, 2024in Just Released
2023 DES MOINES PARKS AND RECREATION VOLUNTEER AWARD WINNERS
DES MOINES, IOWA — Thursday, January 25, 2024 — Winners of the 2023 Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department Volunteer Awards were announced at the Parks and Recreation Board meeting on [...]
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Posted January 25, 2024in Just Released
VA reconnects Veterans with VA care through new CATCH program
Eagan , MN — To date, the Department of Veterans Affairs Midwest Health Care Network’s COVID Attrition and Trigger-Based Care for High-Risk Veterans (CATCH) program has helped more than 1,900 [...]
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Posted January 24, 2024in Just Released
Chrysalis Foundation Awards Over $100,000 to Support Girls and Women in Greater Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa (January 24, 2024) –The Chrysalis Foundation announces the 27 recipient organizations receiving a total of $100,000 in 2024 Community Partner Grant awards. These grants support organizations that [...]
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Posted January 24, 2024in Just Released
Matt Gent named new president of Iowa Pork Producers Association
(Clive, Iowa) Washington County pig farmer Matt Gent is the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). He took over the role during the organization’s annual meeting in [...]
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Posted January 23, 2024in 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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