06/12/25
Iowa’s DOGE task force, a Governor Reynolds’ creation channeling the 2025 federal DOGE Department headed until recently by Elon Musk, last week discussed the possible consolidation of counties in Iowa. [...]
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Posted June 12, 2025in Morain
Posted June 11, 2025in Just Released
Bucs and DMU Team Up for Athletic Training Partnership
WEST DES MOINES, IA (06/10/2025) The Des Moines Buccaneers are pleased to announce its exclusive athletic training partnership with Des Moines University Clinic for the 2025-26 season. DMU’s athletic training [...]
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Posted June 10, 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), [...]
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Posted June 09, 2025in Stray Thoughts
A modern day version of ‘Pride and Prejudice’
Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” focused on manners and goodness, two virtues sometimes forgotten today. Shortly before the novel was published, our Founding Fathers settled on the free exchange of [...]
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Posted June 09, 2025in Just Released
DMPS OFFERING FREE SUMMER MEALS AT 30+ SITES, SUPPLIES AT 15 SCHOOL PANTRIES
Starting Monday, June 9, Des Moines Public Schools will once again participate in the USDA Summer Food Service Program, providing free, nutritious meals to children during summer break. More than [...]
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Posted June 06, 2025in Just Released
I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa Celebrates the Life and Mourns the Loss of Dr. Hal S. Chase, Esteemed Historian and Champion of African American History
Des Moines, Iowa —I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa, Iowa’s African American Festival, joins countless others in mourning the tragic passing of Dr. Hal S. Chase, a respected historian, [...]
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Posted June 05, 2025in Just Released
Des Moines Arts Festival® to feature 24 films at the Interrobang Film Festival
Festival presents nearly 12 hours of independent films and notable panel discussions (Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® has released the film line-up for the annual Interrobang [...]
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Posted June 05, 2025in Morain
06/05/25
Donald Trump got it half right about the recent omnibus tax-plus-everything else bill that the U.S. House passed on Tuesday last week. It’s big, but it ain’t beautiful. The bill [...]
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Posted June 04, 2025in Feature 1
Picture Perfect
Each year, Keep Iowa Beautiful holds its Annual Photography Contest, inviting photographers to showcase Iowa’s natural and environmental beauty through their lenses and capture the essence of their favorite seasons [...]
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Posted June 04, 2025in Feature 2
Six degrees from the ‘Stairway to Heaven’
This month, the Italian American Cultural Center of Iowa (IACCI) breaks ground on a redesign of the majestic Butler Mansion. When complete, it will bring a museum, educational center, event [...]
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