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September 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Commercial real estate transactions in Polk County from June 20, 2023 to July 27, 2023

303 E. COURT AVE., UNIT 101, DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2023-06-20 SALE PRICE: $295,800 SELLER: GSAR INVESTMENTS LLC BUYER: 303 E. COURT AVENUE LLC ACRES: 0.046 SQUARE FEET: 1,479 7600 S.W. [...]

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August 31, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

08/31/23

It will all come down to 12 folks shut up in a room by themselves. No observers, no attorneys, no media, no cameras, and no judges present. Former President Donald [...]

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August 30, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

DeSantis needs to use diplomacy before talking of invasion

Campaigning for public office is no picnic. Day after day there are speeches, Q&A’s, interviews and the constant need to think before you speak. Candidates eat enough chicken to have [...]

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August 30, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), [...]

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August 24, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

08/24/23

In weeks like this, it’s not hard to recognize that AAC life is certainly more comfortable than BAC life. That’s After Air Conditioning and Before Air Conditioning.  The dividing line [...]

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August 22, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

Judicial ethics in Iowa differ from Washington ethics

There were more disclosures in recent days in the ongoing saga involving the ethical standards of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court — or, more accurately, the lack of ethical [...]

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August 18, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

08/18/23

Some inventions blow the mind. Medical science develops wonder drugs and precise instruments that leave us stunned with their diagnostic and curative powers. The harnessing of nuclear power rivals the [...]

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August 15, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), [...]

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August 15, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

It appears not every life in Iowa truly is sacred

Deanna Mahoney was like countless Iowa women through the years. She nurtured three children. She worked outside the home to supplement the family income. She loved bowling and mushroom hunting. [...]

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August 10, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

08/10/23

Ever wonder why our Midwestern rural layout consists of 36 one-mile-square sections per township? Or where the Midwest’s emphasis on public education comes from? Or why slavery never gained a [...]

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