March 02, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Belly Up To...
At Pots & Shots in West Des Moines, you won’t find any weeds in the multitude of plants in this unique cocktail bar/plant store. However, you’ll find a variety of shots of booze. Pots & Shots opened in January 2022 with a cocktail bar on one side (shots) and plants
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February 28, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Morain
Since it’s an election year, with the June primaries only about three months away, it might be time for an update of the Politispeak Dictionary. Some candidates, especially those in politically balanced districts or states (“purple” is the buzzword descriptor), have sharpened to a fine point the art of avoiding
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February 23, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in The Culture Buzz
From the beautiful MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
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February 22, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Morain
Some historians and constitutional law scholars for the past year or so have argued that the 14th Amendment prevents Donald Trump from once again serving as President, or indeed from holding any elective office. The power of that argument no doubt depends on the findings of the U.S. House select
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February 22, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
There has been a lot of talk lately about why Iowa’s K-12 school districts need to be more transparent, and more accessible and more accountable, to parents and the rest of the tax-paying people of Iowa. That is the justification offered for a bulging backpack full of bills introduced in
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February 15, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in The Culture Buzz
From the beautiful MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
Read More →“Since 1955 DMOS has been committed to providing the very best orthopedic care to Central Iowa. We are very excited to join the Waukee Community and expand our services to Western Iowa,” said Rich Green, COO of DMOS. Stratford Crossing, a 237-acre Landmark Development Services, Inc project that was master
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February 08, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in The Culture Buzz
From the beautiful MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
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February 08, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
I’m confused, and I have a hunch I am not the only one. Are government mandates a bad thing — or are they good? My confusion comes because I hear what leaders in the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Kim Reynolds have said for months. It certainly seems as if, to
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February 03, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
A seat at the table. Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver provided that succinct explanation last week of what his fellow Republicans are looking to provide to Iowa parents as the state’s K-12 school districts wrestle with a host of controversies. His colleague, Senate president Jake Chapman, set the tone
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