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Posted July 08, 2024in Stray Thoughts

Has Biden put us in another Ruth Bader Ginsburg mess?

Do you remember that phrase our nation’s founders wrote in the preamble to the Constitution 237 years ago? The one about forming a more perfect union? We have hit some speed bumps in that quest, a couple that would rattle your teeth. I wonder when, and how, or if, we

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Posted July 08, 2024in Just Released

One Month Until the 2024 Iowa State Fair Begins

Fair Fever, August 8-18 DES MOINES, IA (07/08/2024) (readMedia)– Get ready to catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. With 11 groovy, fun-filled, action-packed days of food, games, rides and music – there’s something fun for everyone! This year, the Iowa State Fair has added more

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Posted July 08, 2024in Just Released

ChildServe Welcomes Pediatric Physiatrist Dr. Rachel Blankenship

Iowa native returns home to serve children with special healthcare needs DES MOINES, Iowa – ChildServe announced today the organization welcomed board-certified Pediatric Physiatrist Rachel Blankenship, D.O., MPH, this July. In her role, Dr. Blankenship will oversee all aspects of the physical medicine and rehabilitation continuum of care at ChildServe,

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Posted July 04, 2024in Morain

07/04/24

Political platforms occupy a unique place in American politics. While they possess no real power over their parties’ candidates, they do offer evidence of how their parties’ supporters view what America, or one of its individual states, should be like in order to live up to their opinion of “true”

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Posted July 03, 2024in Feature 1

2024 Choice Awards

Inspired by Japan’s Living National Treasures, the idea for CITYVIEW’s CHOICE awards originated 10 years ago. The Japanese program honors “preservers of important intangible cultural properties.” In the years after World War II, anxiety arose in Japan that their unique cultural traditions — noh, kabuki, origami, kumi, sumo, teapot ceramics,

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Posted July 03, 2024in Feature 2

Complex crazy

Since 2021, several Des Moines suburbs have opened massive, multi-million-dollar, multi-use sports complexes. In West Des Moines, development costs for the MidAmerican Energy RecPlex were close to $60 million in 2021, according to the Business Record. Waukee launched Triumph Park in cooperation with Confluence and received positive shoutouts from Apple

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Posted July 03, 2024in Business Feature

Customer service through technology

When business owners want to increase profits, one of the first places they often look to is decreasing costs. One of the biggest expenses for any business is payroll. As technology advances, companies are looking for opportunities to reduce that cost. And, sometimes, it means replacing a human with technology. 

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Posted July 03, 2024in Civic Skinny

Median home sale price reaches record high. Des Moines parks score well. Iowa education is a concern. Another firearm found at DM airport. Prenuptual agreements.

Des Moines’ Parks and Recreation system was ranked among the top 20 in the country, according to the Trust for Public Land’s (TPL) 2023 ParkScore, which compares 100 of the largest cities in the United States. Des Moines Parks and Recreation’s score improved by three points from 2023 to 2024,

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Posted July 03, 2024in Political Mercury

Iowa combat veteran, former ag official ‘ready to serve’ again — this time in Congress

After the rains, or in the routines of daily life, in one of the more war-ravaged reaches of the globe, residents would spot the signs of unexploded munitions, mortars and other devices of death. The Army National Guard’s combat engineers would scout and remove rocket rounds and similar weapons for

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Posted July 03, 2024in Film Review

‘Hit Man’ is a must-watch for fans of quirky, well-written comedies

“Hit Man” is a surprising gem that blends comedy, action and romance into an unexpectedly delightful package. At the heart of the film is Glen Powell, who delivers a standout performance as Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered college professor moonlighting as a fake hitman for the New Orleans Police Department. Powell

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