September 01, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Morain
Many Donald Trump supporters—maybe most of them—decry as a political hit job the FBI’s search for sensitive government documents at Trump’s golf resort/home at Mar-a-Lago. President Biden, they claim, ordered Attorney General Merrick Garland to unleash the FBI on the former President’s Florida retreat for no valid reason. The search,
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Feature 1
As temperatures cool down, it’s the perfect time to venture outside and explore the hundreds of outdoor art pieces located around Des Moines. From traditional murals and sculptures to more experimental installations that dance with light and sound, the benefits of public art are plentiful. “It’s a very unique expression
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Feature 2
As a new school year begins, education personnel remain in short supply, and schools across the nation are taking drastic measures. In Florida, veterans can teach up to five years without a teaching certificate. In Arizona, public schools may begin training teachers without a bachelor’s degree. In some districts, five-day
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Business Feature
“Everything revolves around school time,” said Ryan Harkema, superintendent of Ankeny Parks and Recreation. Students returning to a daily school routine with sports practices and extracurriculars is a headache felt by parents and employers alike. Employers who depend on teenage staff during the summer months are left helpless when classes
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Civic Skinny
The Prairie Meadows Board of Directors recently voted to extend the contract of CEO Gary Palmer, who had formerly planned to retire at the end of 2023. “I had a group of Prairie Meadows board members ask if I’d stay a little bit longer, and I told them I’d think
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Political Mercury
A head-spinning, bizarre twist to one of the ugliest political episodes in these most uncivil of times is that the Michigan state legislator, Republican Lana Theis, falsely accused her Democratic colleague, Mallory McMorrow, of wanting to molest children. Theis had spoken with McMorrow weeks before the fundraising email about having
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Film Review
“Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” has this awkward name apparently because creator Toriyama actually forgot the series was called “Dragon Ball Super.” He intended the title to be “Dragon Ball Super Hero.” This is on brand for the Toriyama if the rumor is to be believed. (Whatever happened to Launch?)
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Food Dude
National chain restaurants are true believers in templates. They don’t deviate much from one store to another in menu or floor plan. Des Moines restaurant groups take a different path to expansion. Full Court Press likes to open completely new restaurants from one to another – Hessen Haus, Red Monk,
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Des Moines Forgotten
“Radical on the social issues of the 1960s — women’s issues, counterculture, and even a gay couple that were clandestinely married by a renegade minister” LOOK Magazine was founded in Des Moines in 1937 by Gardner “Mike” Cowles Jr., along with his brother John, as a publication of The Des Moines
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August 31, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Joe's Neighborhood
If you are lucky, you will wake up some morning and smell a doughy, cinnamon concoction drifting up the stairs. The smell will slip under your blankets, tickle your chest, and settle on your heart. It promises a lot. Love, certainly. Home, of course. Joy, without a doubt. My mom
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