Posted October 10, 2024in Morain
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, it’s hard to see how anything close to peace can ever be achieved in the Middle East. This statement does
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Posted October 08, 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library –
Read More →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 (WDM Chamber Foundation) at a ribbon cutting on November 12, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the WDM
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Posted October 03, 2024in Morain
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 we get to vote for those offices on a regular basis. If we like what our leaders are doing, we’re
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Posted October 02, 2024in Feature 1
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 know, you know.) My creative career started with a love of horror films, and it was never about violence. There
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Posted October 02, 2024in Feature 2
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. This was the first season under head coach Brett McLean, who took over for longtime Wild coach Tim Army. The
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Posted October 02, 2024in Business Feature
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 than it ever has been. Now, more than ever, businesses are using the information they gather from their sales, social
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Posted October 02, 2024in Civic Skinny
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 congregations. The Southeastern Iowa Synod is one of 65 synods that make up the ELCA. Bishop Rev. Amy Current said
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Posted October 02, 2024in Film Review
“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 beauty. It’s a tragic, funny and deeply disturbing film that will resonate with anyone who has felt the weight of
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Posted October 02, 2024in Food Dude
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. In fact, the Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson building that houses it, then the Masonic Temple, was on the hit list
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