08/07/25
Do elected leaders grow to covet great power once in office, or do they assume power already coveting it? And what about those who resist the siren song of power, [...]
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Posted August 07, 2025in Morain
Posted August 06, 2025in Just Released
Prairie Meadows Awards $650,000 Legacy Grant to Mercy College of Health Sciences
DES MOINES, IOWA — (August 5, 2025) Mercy College of Health Sciences is proud to announce it has received a $650,000 Legacy Grant from Prairie Meadows in support of the College’s [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Just Released
Statewide leadership program graduates 14 long-term care professionals
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (August 5, 2025) – Fourteen professionals from long-term care organizations across Iowa have completed a year-long executive leadership program through the Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA), [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Feature 1
Rockin’ at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair has many staples that fairgoers recognize or have experienced time and time again. The butter cow, the giant yellow slide, the midway, deep fried everything and [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Feature 2
Seeking central Iowa’s ultimate BBQ
Historically, Iowa has been barbecue challenged. Before refrigeration became common, the BBQ genre developed in the American South as the main method of preserving meat, seafood and poultry. In Iowa, [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Business Feature
More than just fun and games
For many companies, corporate games are a way to boost morale and bring coworkers together in meaningful (and often unexpected) ways. Organizations like DLL Finance, Corteva Agriscience, and Zirous have [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Civic Skinny
University coaching contracts surprise. Office space vacancies rise. KCCI viewership increases.
University coaches are often the highest-paid state employees, which is true in Iowa. For example, the University of Iowa’s head football coach, Kirk Ferentz, is compensated $7 million a year [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Political Mercury
‘I’ve been through hell,’ says Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer
A Capitol Police officer who stood the ground between hundreds of members of Congress and insurrectionists during the Jan. 6 attack says he thinks often about that day — a [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Film Review
‘Superman’ re-establishes a symbol of hope
James Gunn’s “Superman” is a fantastical reimagining of the iconic hero, delivering a film that is at once emotional, comical, campy and visually dazzling. While not without its flaws — [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Food Dude
Des Moines’ international renaissance
The local food scene is rifting. Two different sports bars, Blue Shark and Perfect Ten, both failed in just a few months at the same address on Ingersoll. Two Mexican [...]
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