Government needs room for common sense
People like to talk about what the law says. And in Iowa, the law has a lot to say. Just look at the Iowa Code. It now fills eight volumes [...]
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May 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
April 27, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Continue to be creative. Find ways to celebrate your thankfulness safely with family and friends. – John Busbee for The [...]
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April 27, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Just Released
DOWNTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET TO OPEN 2021 SEASON WITH BELL RINGING CEREMONY THIS SATURDAY
DOWNTOWN DES MOINES, IOWA (Apr. 26, 2021) — The Downtown Farmers Market – presented by UnityPoint Health — Des Moines will begin its season with the opening bell in the [...]
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April 21, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Just Released
A Proclamation on the Death of Walter Mondale
Today, our Nation mourns the loss of one of our Nation’s most dedicated patriots and public servants. Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale served the people of Minnesota as their Attorney General [...]
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April 20, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Extra
‘Petrichor sighting in Des Moines’
The rain drizzles against my hat in a steady pat-pat-pat. It can’t decide whether to come down in a torrent or to give up and go back home. Perhaps it’s [...]
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April 20, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Continue to be creative. Find ways to celebrate your thankfulness safely with family and friends. – John Busbee for The [...]
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April 20, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Charter schools must have sunshine, too
The 2021 session of the Iowa Legislature will end in a few weeks, and one big issue moving toward a final vote would make charter schools easier to create as [...]
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April 13, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Continue to be creative. Find ways to celebrate your thankfulness safely with family and friends. – John Busbee for The [...]
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April 12, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Where oh where are today’s Bob Rays?
It’s hard for those of us of a certain vintage to realize it has been 39 years since Robert Ray was Iowa’s governor. In spite of the passage of so [...]
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Mask wearing in America
Like most everyone else, I’m tired of wearing a mask. Every time I go to the grocery, a restaurant, church, or work I have to put on a mask. Not [...]
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