10/10/24
Where are today’s Menachem Begins and Anwar Sadats? Or Yitzhak Rabins and Yasser Arafats? Without leaders of their stature and their willingness to compromise for the good of their people, [...]
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Posted October 10, 2024in Morain
Posted October 08, 2024in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
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 October 07, 2024in Just Released
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Launches New Foundation on November 12, 2024, to Celebrate 100-Year Anniversary
WEST DES MOINES, IA – (October 7, 2024) – The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (WDM Chamber) announces the launch of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Foundation [...]
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Posted October 03, 2024in Morain
10/03/2024
Most Americans believe in democracy – or say they do. The United States operates as a representative democracy. That means we elect leaders to do the work of governing, and [...]
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Posted October 02, 2024in Feature 1
Enter the Fright Zone
Des Moines has been evolving into the next Halloween Town USA with Zombie Burger, Monsterama Arcade and Pizzeria, and the seasonal Slaughterhouse attraction with its new Haunt speakeasy. (If you [...]
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Posted October 02, 2024in Feature 2
Fast. Relentless. Disciplined.
IOWA WILD Last season The Iowa Wild ended last season with a 27-37 record and 62 points, second to last in the Central Division, and missed out on the playoffs. [...]
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Posted October 02, 2024in Business Feature
Knowing the numbers
Tracking data has become a fundamental part of running many businesses. It helps determine the needs of customers and businesses alike. In the current digital age, data is more accessible [...]
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Posted October 02, 2024in Civic Skinny
Church of Hope removed from ELCA. High-price home sales. Lt. Governor Gregg is the first.
Earlier this summer, the Evangelical Lutheran Churches Association (ELCA) and the Southeastern Iowa Synod voted to remove the West Des Moines-based Lutheran mega-church, Church of Hope, from its roster of [...]
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Posted October 02, 2024in Film Review
‘The Substance’ delivers a campy, bloody romp you won’t soon forget
“The Substance” is not just a horror film — it’s a savage indictment of celebrity culture and the lengths to which society pressures women to maintain an unattainable ideal of [...]
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Posted October 02, 2024in Food Dude
Centro — grandeur salvaged
From today’s perspective, Centro proved to be perfectly named. It is the heart of downtown now. But it seemed like an eccentric pipe dream at the turn of the millennium. [...]
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