Libraries shouldn’t look for excuses to exclude
This has not been an easy time to be a librarian. Sixty-plus years ago, back when the library card was a coveted sign of my status as a young reader, [...]
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February 27, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
February 23, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
Whatever it is, it’s not journalism
We’re about to find out if the name “Fox News” has any meaning. For two decades before January 2021, Fox News had the largest viewer audience in all of cable [...]
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February 21, 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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February 16, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
02/16/23
Public officials, both past and present, who refuse to testify or to answer a subpoena take a big risk. And they have no good choices. Governmental executives, like presidents and [...]
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February 14, 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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February 09, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
02/09/23
Diplomacy is not for amateurs. Members of our Congress can easily make it political. The ever-present complexity of foreign relations tempts some members of our government to take positions entirely [...]
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February 08, 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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February 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Governor supports a different indoctrination
A recent public opinion poll found that three-quarters of Americans want members of Congress to end their bickering and begin compromising more with their colleagues from the other party. The [...]
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February 02, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
‘From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing and Foraging on a Fragile Planet’
David Moscow was the kid who played the Tom Hanks role in “Big” before he got so. Jon is his dad, an ethics expert and asylum facilitator. This is no [...]
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February 02, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
02/02/23
Sometimes it’s easy to understand legislative proposals. Other times, not so much. House File 3, filed early in the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature, falls in the second category. [...]
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