Posted August 28, 2025in Morain
The No Kings Act should be the law of the land A year ago this month, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, introduced the No Kings Act with 36 co-sponsors. With the Senate under Republican control, the bill did not receive a vote and therefore died.
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Posted August 27, 2025in Stray Thoughts
Government regulates business to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. That is the theory behind enacting and enforcing regulations, and it is a commendable mission. But, too often the regulators seemingly do not want the people they are supposed to protect to know which businesses fall short
Read More →Partnerships with The Harkin Institute, Iowa School for the Deaf, ChildServe among others will create unprecedented access to the arts for the local disabled community Des Moines, IA – Ballet Des Moines has announced the launch of their newest accessibility initiative Ballet without Barriers. Seeking to ensure the work of
Read More →Featuring a New Partnership with USA Skateboarding August 28–30, 2025 | Free & Open to the Public DES MOINES, IA — Skate DSM is proud to announce the return of the Des Moines Streetstyle Open (SSO) for its fifth year, taking place August 28–30 across iconic locations in downtown Des
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Posted August 26, 2025in 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 Podcast Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership
Read More →Des Moines, Iowa – August 25, 2025 – Polk County must add more than 55,000 housing units by 2038 to meet the needs of its growing workforce, many of whom require affordable rental options. In response to this critical demand, Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC) has secured $2 million in new
Read More →As the country makes plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution the Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution have announced a unique kick-off event. At 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 4th, 2025, at the Revolutionary War Monument on the State of Iowa Capitol Grounds that is
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Posted August 21, 2025in Morain
American pundits are prone to designate their immediate time period, whenever it happens to be, as a “turning point.” When the political situation balances on a knife’s edge, as it does these days, every event becomes another one of those in media reports. But this month may actually be a
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Posted August 19, 2025in 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 Podcast Library –
Read More →Nominate America’s Great Entrepreneurs in Every State (DES MOINES, Iowa) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened nominations for the 2026 National Small Business Week Awards. National Small Business Week recognizes the contributions of America’s 36 million small businesses – which make up 99% of all businesses
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