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Posted March 21, 2024in Morain

03/21/24

Want to get away from it all? The daily grind, the tough-to-solve challenges, the folks who bug you, the recurring insoluble problems? For a few weeks there’s a possible solution: [...]

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Posted March 19, 2024in Just Released

Two Strangers Walk into the Woods, What Happens When Paths Cross?

Beaverdale Books will host author Tracey Garvis Graves as she launches her new book, The Trail of Lost Hearts, on Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m.  New York Times bestselling [...]

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Posted March 19, 2024in The Culture Buzz

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 March 18, 2024in Stray Thoughts

These government officials did whaaaat?

What were they thinking? That is a question I ask myself a lot lately. Those were the first words out of my mouth when the Manhattan district attorney had to [...]

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Posted March 14, 2024in Morain

03/14/24

Two events within a few months of each other 75 years ago forever altered the political and military landscape of the world. Their combined effects play an all-powerful role in [...]

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Posted March 12, 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 March 11, 2024in Stray Thoughts

Regardless of party, irresponsible is still irresponsible

Like many people who call this state home, I have long taken an interest in the careers and achievements of people who have gotten their start in Iowa. As a [...]

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Posted March 08, 2024in Just Released, Uncategorized

Des Moines Arts Festival® Announces 2024 Invited Artists

(Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® presented by Nationwide has released the list of the 195 professional visual artists invited to exhibit in the Juried Art Fair [...]

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Posted March 07, 2024in Morain

03/07/24

I had a heart attack Tuesday evening of last week. All is well. Tuesday about 7 p.m. I was sitting at the press table at the Jefferson City Council meeting, [...]

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Posted March 06, 2024in Just Released

Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa Announces Over $6.5 Million Raised for the 50th Telethon

Des Moines, IA – Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa has raised more than $6.5 million through the 50th Telethon. The Variety Telethon has been an institution in Des [...]

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