04/06/23
I need to apologize to the Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball team for jinxing them in the NCAA tournament final game last Sunday. I didn’t wear my Hawkeye sweatshirt. I know, [...]
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April 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
April 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
In their footsteps
Whether it’s watching Dad working on a car engine in the garage, eagerly waiting for a chance to use a wrench or admiring Mom’s handiwork as she cleans and bandages [...]
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April 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in What the?
What the…
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to celeste@dmcityview.com — Be sure to include your name Next month’s photo: This month’s winner “When your dad is president of the [...]
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April 05, 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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April 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
With parents’ rights, Iowa giveth and taketh away
The Iowa Legislature and Governor Kim Reynolds cannot seem to make up their minds whether they support parental rights or are against Mom and Dad being the decision-makers when it [...]
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April 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
The Iowa Cubs’ most memorable games
As minor league baseball seasons go, the 2022 campaign more or less resembled most others for the Iowa Cubs. Until, that is, the very end. Trailing as they loped in [...]
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April 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Second chances
When Todd Cappel finished serving nine months in prison, he hesitated to apply for work. Thankfully, unlike many others emerging from incarceration, he had plenty of community support. “Part of [...]
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April 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature, Business Journal
Shared workspaces
Maddy Fusco is a freelance illustrator in Des Moines. When she began her career, she primarily worked out of her home. However, as time went on, she needed some work-life [...]
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April 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
Learning to ski for those older than 65 and for those younger than 5
The students are cautiously lining up. They are dressed in pinks and blues and reds and purples and whites… and, look, there’s someone in a sparkling glitter affair good for [...]
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Your American dream becomes your worst nightmare
The term “American Dream” was coined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Truslow Adams in 1931. His dream was simple: “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with [...]
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