Posted April 21, 2026in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For
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Posted April 21, 2026in Stray Thoughts
Come July, Iowa employers may want to add an ominous warning on their job application forms: tell a lie and you could go to jail. That’s right — no more puffing the resume with false degrees from the University of Okoboji or Faber College. And do not claim to have
Read More →Des Moines, IA – The Theodore Roosevelt High School Foundation will induct two honorees into its Hall of Fame during an awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The event will be held in the Roosevelt Auditorium at 6 p.m. The 2026 honorees are Ronald Autry and Dennis Kardon. Ronald
Read More →Several competitions relocating to Drake University and venues across the Des Moines area DES MOINES, Iowa – The Summer Iowa Games is celebrating a major milestone in 2026, marking 40 years of bringing Iowans together through sports, competition, and community. Registration is open for this year’s Games, with thousands of
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Posted April 16, 2026in Morain
Winnie the Pooh turns 100 years old this year. Not bad for A Bear of Very Little Brain, as he was wont to describe himself. My folks introduced me to Pooh some 80 years ago, about 20 years after his first appearance, and he and his sidekicks have remained stars
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Posted April 14, 2026in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “The more clearly we can focus our
Read More →Local writer will discuss her new young adult book. Born of the political discourse around the discussion of menstruation in schools in America, Paula Sevenbergen’s new book, Flow, explores a rite of passage through the eyes of a sheltered young girl and the rage that boils up when she is
Read More →The Iowa Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) will host the Iowa Team Hope Stateside Walk on Saturday, May 2nd. In Des Moines- Gray’s Lake – 2101 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 5032. In Indianola- Banner Park – 13084 Elk Horn Street, Carlisle, IA 50047. If you’re located in
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (04/09/2026) (readMedia)– Every corner of the 2026 Iowa State Fair will be packed with demonstrations, Iowa products, shopping, entertainment, rides, vendors, livestock and food. Grounds acts add a dynamic mix of returning favorites and exciting new acts in 2026, free with Fair admission. Back by popular demand,
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Posted April 09, 2026in Morain
In the movie version of To Kill a Mockingbird, attorney Atticus Finch’s young daughter Scout says to a schoolmate of hers at dinner, “What in the Sam Hill are you doing?” It’s the same question more and more people are asking President Trump about his war on Iran. It’s an
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