I have known several people who claimed they did not believe in God — until they were lying on their deathbed, staring at the ceiling and realizing they were about to find out whether they were right. At that point, their position became surprisingly flexible. I think ghosts work the
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Posted September 30, 2026in Morain
We’re now only about five weeks out from Election Day 2026. Iowa voters may cast their ballots at their county auditor’s office starting Wednesday, October 14, about two weeks from now. If you’re not aware that the campaigns are in full swing, you’re living off the grid. Television programming is
Read More →‘As You Wake, Break the Shell’ Becky Chambers has built a career proving that science fiction’s true final frontier isn’t deep space but deep feeling. How can something as vast as space be the setting for something so cozy and comfortable? How does she balance her deeply character-driven stories while
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Posted September 30, 2026in People & Pets
Alexis Thompson’s life changed in an instant when she survived a horrific car accident as a young adult. The crash left her with broken bones, a ruptured tailbone and four brain hemorrhages. She was briefly confined to a wheelchair, and the traumatic brain injury forced her to leave college and
Read More →“Primetime” R | 1 hour, 50 minutes Director: Lance Oppenheim Writers: Luke Dittrich, Ajon Singh Stars: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo In 2006, “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) sets out to make television history with his segment on Dateline NBC. At its core, “Primetime” is
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Posted September 30, 2026in Lunch With...
Dmitry Iakovlev owns Irina’s Steak & Seafood in West Des Moines with his wife, Irina Khartchenko. Since the restaurant is now 20 years old in Des Moines, we asked him to lunch to reminisce and talk about changes in the restaurant business and the couple’s long, strange trip to Iowa
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves and Athene are excited to announce that the enrollment period for the sixth season of Read to Achieve has begun. Teachers and school administrators can sign their students up for the reading program from now until January 1, 2027. This program is open
Read More →On Demand service is now available in four suburban communities DART launched a redesigned DART On Demand service and added two new zones today – improving efficiency and giving more central Iowans access to public transit. DART On Demand has expanded to Altoona, Clive and Urbandale and continues to operate
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Posted September 29, 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 – “That is part of the beauty of
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Cleared for takeoff
On a late fall afternoon in 1954, Iowa Governor William Beardsley got behind the wheel of his own car and headed south from Ames on old Highway 60. He and the First Lady had been visiting Iowa State. Just after sunset, only a few miles north of Des Moines, as
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