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Posted January 23, 2024in Morain

Railing against a ‘stolen election’

The election of 1824 tested the Constitution as never before or since. The presidential election of 2024 will in all probability be decided in the usual fashion, with a candidate [...]

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Posted January 22, 2024in Just Released

THREE NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO THE DMACC FOUNDATION BOARD

The trio are part of a 26-member team of volunteers serving on the DMACC Foundation Board The retired community college administrator, financial advisor and banking executive, will each serve three-year [...]

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Posted January 17, 2024in Stray Thoughts

Iowa needs to stop creeping secrecy over names

The increasing secrecy by Iowa law enforcement and their lawyers about identifying people by name raises important questions underlying public confidence in the critical work of first-responders. The question deals [...]

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Posted January 16, 2024in Just Released

Hoyt Sherman Place Recognizes and Promotes Three Staff Members with New Titles

Hoyt Sherman Place CEO, Robert Warren, and the Foundation’s Board of Directors are pleased to announce new titles for three of its staffers in recognition of their exceptional work within [...]

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Posted January 16, 2024in Just Released, Uncategorized

Ames National Corporation Announces New Officer Appointments

AMES, IA – Samantha Jankowski has been appointed Controller for Ames National Corporation. Jankowski began her career in public accounting in the tax line of business at RSM US LLP [...]

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Posted January 16, 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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Posted January 15, 2024in Just Released

18 MercyOne nurses named 2024 Great Iowa Nurses

Clive, Iowa; January 15, 2024 – MercyOne proudly announces that 18 of our nurses from our owned and managed medical centers are among the 108 Iowa nurses recognized as 2024 [...]

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Posted January 11, 2024in Just Released

Lutheran Services in Iowa Board of Directors Appoints New President/CEO

Des Moines, Iowa — The Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) Board of Directors has tapped Renee Hardman, City Councilwoman, of West Des Moines, as its next leader.  Hardman begins her [...]

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Posted January 11, 2024in Morain

01/11/24

Before I get into the theme of this column, a few words about last Thursday morning’s  mass school shooting in Perry would be appropriate. If I could find some. I [...]

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Posted January 10, 2024in Just Released

Three Top Iowa Financial Services Leaders Position Bank Iowa for Growth

(West Des Moines, Iowa – Jan. 9, 2024) – Bank Iowa today announced new positions for three local financial services leaders within its West Des Moines corporate office. Two of [...]

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