Musician Randy Burk has organized CASH20, Tribute to The Man in Black, Johnny Cash concert on April 7. He’s organized 20 shows, and this is the final show, to be held at xBk Live. Many other artists will be featured in this show as well. Mark your calendars for May
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ PG-13 | 115 minutes Director: Adam Wingard Writers: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater Stars: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens The epic battle continues. Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up on the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
With two dogs in the home, Morgen and Monty Stenroos decided they needed a larger home with a fenced-in yard. They found a home in Grimes where dogs Zaika and Aspen can roam freely in their backyard. Morgen’s dog, Zaika, is a mixed breed mutt and originally lived with Morgen’s
Read More →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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library
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April 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
City officials in Davenport have managed to accomplish the impossible this year: They have brought Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature together to agree on something. The two parties have bickered over topics like changes to the Area Education Agencies, liability protection for farm chemical manufacturers, making birth control pills
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March 28, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
What rights do Palestinians possess? Are they citizens of any nation? The answers to those questions are murky at best, particularly right now with war raging in Gaza. Technically, under Israel’s Nationality Law, Palestinians are legal citizens of Israel. They hold “passport citizenship,” but not “democratic citizenship.” That means they
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March 26, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. — John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library –
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March 25, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
No problem is so big that we can’t run from it — or at least avoid thinking about it. That’s human nature. There are many concerns that should command our attention but do not. Too often we hope or assume a serious problem will go away or will spare us.
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March 21, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
Want to get away from it all? The daily grind, the tough-to-solve challenges, the folks who bug you, the recurring insoluble problems? For a few weeks there’s a possible solution: it’s March Madness time. The brackets are out. Sixty-eight men’s college basketball teams, and 68 women’s teams, make up The
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Iowans are born with a weather gene
My Iowa-coded genetic material struck like a squall when I wrote a letter to faraway family members. Before you could say “Chinook wind,” I’d flooded the page with a lengthy recap of Iowa weather. Details about light and variable winds, precipitation and upper-air disturbances poured out while my conscious brain
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