Teachers, parents, the public still want answers
It has been months since a 17-year-old Perry High School student walked out of a school bathroom and began shooting toward students who were having breakfast before heading to their [...]
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Posted June 10, 2024in Stray Thoughts
Posted June 06, 2024in Morain
06/06/24
The facts are as follows: Last Thursday a New York trial jury of five women and seven men unanimously convicted former President Donald Trump of falsifying business records regarding a [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Just Released
Bank Iowa Awards Scholarships to 17 Iowa High School Seniors
(West Des Moines, Iowa – June 5, 2024) — Each year, Bank Iowa awards $1,000 scholarships to commendable high school students across the state. This year’s Spirit of Chandy scholarship [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Feature 1
The trailblazers who built Des Moines
Des Moines was forged by God, chance and indefatigable human will. The city that would become Iowa’s capital was birthed by the divine coincidence of two life-supporting rivers harrowed by [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Feature 2
Liquor trends in central Iowa
It’s no secret that Iowans enjoy an adult beverage. Or two. While alcohol can have its drawbacks, and should be consumed responsibly, drinking has become ingrained in Iowa culture. Iowa [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Business Feature
Employing seniors
Iowans are getting older and living longer. A recent University of Iowa report found that, in three years, more Iowans will be aged 65 and older than those aged 18 [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Political Mercury
Farmers fear Koch takeover of Iowa fertilizer plant would boost nitrogen prices
Harold Beach, a northeast Missouri farmer who runs a row-crop operation and raises hogs and cattle, traveled to central Iowa recently to urge one of the nation’s top regulators to [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Civic Skinny
Polk County revenues, expenses are down. Internet costs are up. Home inventory improves. And Iowans pass more gas in airplanes?
RSM US LLP released its audit of Polk County for the year ending June 30, 2023. The financial report highlights the County’s revenues, which totaled $476,155,345, a 2% decrease from [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Film Review
‘IF’ has a little something for everyone
John Krasinski’s “IF” is a heartwarming comedy that showcases his versatility as a director, especially considering his successful foray into horror with “A Quiet Place” and its sequel. This time, [...]
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Posted June 05, 2024in Food Dude
The aroma of searing protein
The fashion of the day is “the next new thing.” Social media made it so. Everyone with a phone is now a critic and a wannabe influencer. And influencers flock [...]
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