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June 27, 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. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration

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June 27, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

School and state board blunder in major transparency case

These are challenging times for Iowa’s 327 public school districts. They are being watched closely by state officials and lawmakers, by parents and by others in the community. These eyes are looking for signs schools are treading lightly on topics like racial history and sexual orientation or that schools are

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June 22, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

06/22/23

I’m old school. In pretty much everything. It’s not just my age. Most of the guys in my morning coffee group are in their 70s or older, like me. But most of them are more with it than I am, especially in technology. In that regard I’m probably the hoariest

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June 20, 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. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration

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June 19, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

Cameras are a must in Trump criminal case

Forty-four years ago, the Iowa Supreme Court made an important change in the way the state courts operate — allowing journalists to bring their cameras and audio recorders inside courtrooms during hearings and trials to better inform the public about noteworthy cases. Iowa was a pioneer in making its court

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June 15, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

06/15/23

Last week Special Counsel Jack Smith, representing the U.S. Department of Justice, indicted former President Donald Trump in federal district court in Florida. Let’s be clear: The indictment was not part of the Justice Department’s investigation of Trump’s allegedly instigating the mob at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021,

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June 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.  – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration

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June 08, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

A TALE OF THREE JUDGES

Three federal judges have made the national news recently. One of them is not like the others. See if you can tell which one. Federal District Court Judge Mark E. Walker last Thursday recused himself from overseeing Walt Disney Company’s lawsuit against Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis’ lawyers had requested

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June 05, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

We honored Cameron and remembered Gov. Ray

Sue and I were in Washington, Iowa, last month. The purpose for our trip was a high school graduation. It was a special occasion because the people we joined with in honoring young Cameron, the newly minted Washington High School grad, have been our friends for almost 44 years. It

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June 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

06/01/23

This is a season for remembrance. On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, finally ending World War Two in Europe. The beginning of the end took place nearly a year earlier, on June 6, 1944, when the Allies debouched their immense D-Day invasion force onto the beaches

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