Friends should not treat each other this way
Growing up in the 1950s, Evans family vacations seem typical by rural Midwest standards: car trips to the Ozarks, the Black Hills, Nauvoo and New Salem in Illinois, or St. [...]
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Posted March 31, 2025in Stray Thoughts
Posted March 31, 2025in Just Released
Urbandale Food Pantry Prepares for April 1 Facility Opening with $2.3 Million Raised
URBANDALE, IA (March 28th) — The Urbandale Food Pantry is excited to announce the official fundraising kickoff for its new facility, with $2.3 million raised toward the $3.5 million goal. [...]
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Posted March 25, 2025in 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural [...]
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Posted March 25, 2025in Stray Thoughts
Iowa school shows leadership that others lack
As the president, governors and legislators elevate the stress and anxiety in higher education in the United States by seeking to change how colleges and universities operate and what they [...]
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Posted March 20, 2025in Just Released
Painters for Pets: Local art keeping pets in their homes and out of shelters
DES MOINES, Iowa—The Pet Project will host its 9 th annual Painters for Pets fundraiser on March 27. Whether you are an art collector or animal lover, this event is [...]
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Posted March 19, 2025in Just Released
Hy-Vee reaches over $1 million in support to Hope For The Warriors and its programs
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (March 19, 2025) – Hy-Vee has surpassed $1 million in support for Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit that supports post-9/11 veterans, service members and military families, [...]
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Posted March 18, 2025in Just Released
Hundreds of Authors and Readers of All Ages Expected
2025 DSM Book Festival Features Something for Everyone Readers and book lovers in central Iowa will enjoy an outstanding array of authors that will be appearing at the DSM Book [...]
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Posted March 18, 2025in 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural [...]
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Posted March 18, 2025in Just Released
IHSAA Basketball Tournament to ISU, Hilton Coliseum in 2027
A century after playing championships inside State Gymnasium, the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and Iowa State University (ISU) enter an exciting new era together as the IHSAA State [...]
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Posted March 18, 2025in Just Released
SBA Celebrates Iowa Small Business Persons of the Year for their Success and Impact
Awardees from Percival Scientific in competition for National Small Business Person of the Year to be presented during National Small Business Week in May (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Today the [...]
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