Outdoor summer music venues are winding down, but you still have options with Music in the Junction every Thursday evening at Valley Junction in West Des Moines. There are five free concerts left in September, including Boomerang on Sept. 23. On Sept. 24, the Avey Grouws Band from the Quad
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September 01, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Cars in the City
Speed, power and luxury combine for a truly spirited drive. While browsing Land Rovers for a possible car review at the local dealership, the salesman asked if I was interested in driving a Jag. Jag? As in Jaguar? Just the sound of driving an iconic sportscar with its history of
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September 01, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Walks of Life
Homerooms around the metro have reconvened, and youngsters are trading in their sun block, sandals, and those late summer nights for backpacks filled with textbooks, big yellow buses, and the unmistakable happy feeling of jitters induced by first-day-of-school adrenaline. Central Iowa families sent kids back to class in August. As
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August 31, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
The news out of Afghanistan last week about the terrorist bombing at the airport in Kabul brought fresh heartache — and old memories — to Iowa. A native of Red Oak, Marine Cpl. Daegan Page, 23, was among 13 members of the U.S. military who died in the blast. Page
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August 24, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in The Culture Buzz
The pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Continue to be creative. Find ways to safely celebrate your thankfulness with family, friends and others. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts Quote of the Week “Nothing in the Golden
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August 23, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
Iowa’s three state universities made a U-turn this summer, and they now are headed down the road toward secrecy with some hiring decisions. The about-face should trouble taxpayers of this state. It also should bother members of the Legislature, who have expressed concern in recent years that the universities are
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August 18, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
The man who answered the door at a farm house west of Bloomfield one afternoon in the early 1970s was an imposing figure, even without that thick beard on his chin. Gideon Yutzy was a member of the Old Order Amish religion. He was the patriarch of a family that
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August 17, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in The Culture Buzz
The pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Continue to be creative. Find ways to safely celebrate your thankfulness with family, friends and others. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts Quote of the Week “We resist the notion
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August 10, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in The Culture Buzz
The pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Continue to be creative. Find ways to safely celebrate your thankfulness with family, friends and others. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts Quote of the Week “The greatest enemy of
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