Nissan’s Ariya is its first electric SUV
The EV (electric vehicle) market is booming. Each year, automotive manufacturers jump on the plug-in band wagon, touting their new vehicles. Nissan first launched the Leaf in 2010. New for [...]
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May 31, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Cars in the City
May 31, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
The Des Moines Art Festival announced musical acts coming up during the festival at Gateway Park June 23-25. Sister Hazel and The 502s will headline the Hy-Vee Main Stage with [...]
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May 31, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Sterzenbach helps skateboarding become more than a hobby
Skateboarding is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the country. What started out in the late 1950s by surfers has continued to expand in most every way imaginable. The [...]
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May 25, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
05/25/23
This column may be a relic by the time you read it. It’s about the federal debt ceiling dispute, and, by today, the factions may have reached a compromise settlement. [...]
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May 24, 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. [...]
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May 24, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Millions of reasons why outside scrutiny is important
When FBI agents led a Dixon, Ill., official out of city hall in handcuffs and the charges against her became public, the most often asked question was “How.” How did [...]
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May 19, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
This is why anxiety about secrecy led us into court
In 2017, the Iowa Legislature responded to concerns from Gov. Terry Branstad and amended Iowa law to ensure when government employees are forced out of their jobs the reasons must [...]
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May 18, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
05/18/23
Federal government whistleblowers have a champion in the U.S. Senate: Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa. We can measure a politician’s sincerity about a specific issue or policy by how consistently [...]
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May 11, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
05/11/23
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”—Lord Acton, 1887 We usually hear this statement when someone wants to make a point about someone else, someone in power. I’m [...]
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May 10, 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. [...]
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