Posted August 07, 2025in Morain
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, and instead choose to serve their constituents? Most Americans familiar with politics are also familiar with British Lord Acton’s famous
Read More →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 capital campaign to build the new Joyce E. Lillis School of Nursing. This transformational investment will help Mercy College increase
Read More →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), designed to strengthen leadership in nursing homes, assisted living programs, care continuum and home care settings. The 2024-2025 Executive Health
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Posted August 06, 2025in Feature 1
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 Hairball performing at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater. One of those is changing this year, as Hairball will take its talents
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Posted August 06, 2025in Feature 2
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, ice was more expendable than hard wood, which was better used to heat homes. So, we built ice houses, and
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Posted August 06, 2025in Business Feature
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 found the joy in these types of events and the impact they can make on workplace culture. A wellness
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Posted August 06, 2025in Civic Skinny
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 before bonuses and incentives, making him the state’s highest-paid employee. Iowa State University’s head football coach, Matt Campbell, makes $4
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Posted August 06, 2025in Political Mercury
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 day that could have been his last. Harry Dunn, a now-departed United States Capitol Police officer who testified before Congress
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Posted August 06, 2025in Film Review
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 — chiefly an overstuffed plot and a few too many characters — the movie succeeds in re-establishing Superman as a symbol
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Posted August 06, 2025in Food Dude
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 restaurants, Blue Agave and Mojito’s, both closed within weeks of each other half a block apart in Windsor Heights. All
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